SOH Alumni Receive Georgetown Baratta Center Global Impact Award

(October 16, 2024) — Alexandra Scott (NHS’10, G’15) and Caroline Cotto (NHS’14), were two of five recipients of the inaugural Georgetown Baratta Center Global Impact Award, given by the Baratta Center for Global Business at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. This competitive honor for select Georgetown University alumni under the age of 40 recognizes exemplary leadership, innovation, and impact in advancing the positive aspects of globalization and doing good for people around the world.

Alexandra Scott (NHS’10, G’15)

Alexandra Scott is the president of the Global Environment and Technology Foundation (GETF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating social impact through public-private partnerships around the world. She drives strategy and growth across the organization, focusing on GETF’s growing health practice and serves as managing director for Project Last Mile, a leading example of how private sector engagement can strengthen health systems leveraging private sector expertise in Africa. She holds a B.S. in international health and a master’s in global human development from Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she is an adjunct professor.

Caroline Cotto (NHS’14)

Caroline Cotto is a director at Food System Innovations (FSI), a philanthropic impact platform where she leads NECTAR, an initiative accelerating the protein transition with taste. By conducting large-scale sensory panels of alternative protein products and operationalizing the resulting data, NECTAR aims to create category-level value and empower stakeholders to make evidence-based decisions. She holds a B.S. in human science, and completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Taiwan.

The winners of the award were announced at a ceremony on October 8 at the Baratta Center’s Annual Future of Global Business conference.