Susan McCaw

Susan McCaw
United States Ambassador to Austria
In office November 30, 2005 – November 25, 2007
Preceded by	W.L. Lyons Brown
Succeeded by	David F. Girard-diCarlo
Personal details
Born	1962 (age 55–56) Orange County, California, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Craig McCaw (m. 1998, 3 children)
Alma mater	Stanford University Harvard Business School

Susan Rasinski McCaw (born 1962)^[1] is a businesswoman, former diplomat, philanthropist and political fundraiser. She served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria (2005-2007) and is currently President of COM Investments, a private investment firm. Previously, McCaw was a Principal at Robertson Stephens & Company, a San Francisco-based investment bank. McCaw also worked as an Associate in Robertson Stephens Venture Capital Group. McCaw started her career as a Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company in New York and Hong Kong.

McCaw serves on several boards including Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (NYSE: LGF.B), Teach For America, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. She is also an Overseer at the Hoover Institution where she sits on the executive committee. In addition, McCaw is a founding board member and board chair of the Malala Fund, a nonprofit founded by Malala Yousafzai that fights for girls' education.^[2] McCaw also serves on the Khan Academy Global Advisory Board, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Global Advisory Board and Harvard Business School’s Board of Dean’s Advisors. McCaw is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Council of American Ambassadors. She is Trustee Emerita of Stanford University where she chaired the Development and Globalization committees. As Director of the Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation, she has focused her philanthropic efforts on education and international economic development projects.

Political career

McCaw was sworn in as Ambassador to Austria on November 30, 2005. United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presided over the ceremony. McCaw officially assumed her post as Ambassador after presenting her diplomatic credentials to Austrian President Heinz Fischer on January 9, 2006. She announced her resignation on July 3, 2007 and left Austria on November 25, 2007.

Political fundraising

McCaw was a major fundraiser in 2004 for the Bush administration.^[3] She served as Finance Co-Chair for Bush-Cheney '04 in Washington State and was a member of the national steering committee for W Stands for Women. She also served on the Women's Coalition Advisory Board of the Republican National Committee. In 2008, McCaw served as Honorary Washington State Chair for the McCain-Palin Campaign.

Education

McCaw earned a BA in Economics from Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Personal life

McCaw was born Susan Rasinski in Orange County, California and raised there. She is married to Craig McCaw and they have three children. They reside in Santa Barbara, California.

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