Roseanne Thornton joins the German Marshall Fund (GMF) as vice president and chief financial officer. She arrives at GMF with nearly thirty years of leadership experience specializing in accounting, financial, and regulatory reporting for complex public and private organizations across industries. Thornton began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she provided audit, transaction, and other business advisory services to public clients in the government contracting and service industries. She left public accounting as a senior manager and took on senior level accounting and finance positions in the manufacturing and airline industries. After more than two decades in the for-profit arena, Thornton decided to “use her talents for good” to support mission-driven organizations in the not-for-profit world. For eight years, she served as Global Controller and AVP, Finance and Administration, at CARE, an international humanitarian and development organization that seeks to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. Thornton led a team of more than 100 professionals at the US headquarters and the Manila Shared Service Center, and was responsible for all accounting, financial reporting, financial statement and compliance audits, payroll, global risk insurance and procurement, and the global travel program. She also oversaw the operational safety and security of CARE’s Atlanta headquarters. Thornton provided finance and operational support to CARE’s 45 Country Offices, implementing and upholding strong internal controls in challenging locations and contexts. Thornton is a proud graduate of Penn State University and a Certified Public Accountant.