Barbara Langley serves as Director for CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE), democratizing opportunity for women by fostering ecosystems for entrepreneurship. Langley leads CWEE’s strategic planning, new business development, regional integration and leadership efforts at CIPE. Prior to CIPE, Langley served for nearly 20 years at the International Republican Institute (IRI), holding temporary and long-term postings in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jordan, Mongolia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Washington, DC. She also held senior management positions as Executive Director for IRI’s Arab Women’s Leadership Program, Deputy Director for the Institute’s Middle East and North Africa Division, and Deputy Director for IRI’s Women’s Democracy Network. Langley has also observed national and local elections in 11 countries in Asia, Eurasia, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to her experience in the democracy and governance field, Langley served in the Administration of President George W. Bush as Confidential Assistant in the Office of the Director of the U.S. Peace Corps.