Rosarie (Ro) Tucci is currently USAID's Deputy Assistant to the Administrator in the Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS). She previously served as USAID's Deputy Director (2015-17) and Director (2020-2023) of the Center for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, spearheading the $100 million Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal and championing the nonviolent collective action program. Prior to that, she served as the Director for Inclusive Societies, Peace Processes and Reconciliation at the U.S. Institute of Peace, establishing portfolios on dialogue, mediation, and negotiation and inclusive peace. She also served as Senior Advisor to USAID's Deputy Administrator from 2011-2014. She has worked to advance issues ranging from ceasefire monitoring and atrocity prevention to enhancing civic space and youth engagement, and provided strategic guidance in countries around the world, including Colombia, South Sudan, Sudan, Ukraine, Central African Republic, and Yemen. Tucci was a Fulbright Scholar working on transitional democracy in Bulgaria. She holds a masters in international human rights law from the University of Nottingham and a BA in political science and communications from Boston College.