Andrea Dhamer

Biography

Andrea Dhamer currently leads Global Foundation Partnerships at Heifer International. For 75 years, Heifer has worked to end hunger and poverty in partnership with the communities we serve. With a seed investment of livestock or agriculture, we build capacity for small scale farmers to access supply chains and markets to generate new, sustainable sources of income.

Andrea has more than a decade of experience mobilizing resources and leveraging partnerships, with significant expertise in business development, philanthropy, and working with foreign and U.S. governments. Prior to joining Heifer, Andrea served as the Deputy Director, Office of Business Liaison at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington D.C., where she represented business priorities across a broad scope of areas including international trade, telecommunications, patents and trademarks, minority businesses and data. She previously served for eight years in various leadership roles at the Institute of International Education in New York City. With a nuanced understanding of international programs, she has worked both directly on grantee programs as well as leading efforts to drive broader organizational business development for corporations, foundations and foreign governments.

Having lived and worked around the world, including in Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Ms. Dhamer is fluent in both English and Spanish and understands firsthand how a global perspective is essential to an earnest conversation about impactful, scalable solutions. She holds a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in International Organizations from the New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, as well as a BA in International Studies and Political Science from Loyola University Chicago. Andrea is based in Chicago, Illinois.