Jane Nelson was born and raised in Zimbabwe. She is a senior fellow and director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, and a director at the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF). A former Rhodes Scholar, Nelson has worked in the fields of banking, international development and corporate citizenship. She has lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, and has extensive work experience throughout these regions, as well as in Latin America and the Middle East. Nelson has authored and co-authored a variety of publications on the changing role of business in society, especially in emerging markets.