Joan E. Spero

Joan E. Spero
Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
In office April 1, 1993 – February 24, 1997
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Robert Zoellick
Succeeded by	Stuart E. Eizenstat
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-02) October 2, 1944 (age 79) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin Columbia University
Occupation	Academic, corporate executive

Joan Edelman Spero (born October 2, 1944 in Davenport, Iowa) is a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where she researches and writes about international philanthropy and its role in the global system. From 2009 to 2010, Ms. Spero was a visiting scholar at the Foundation Center, where she conducted research on the role of American private foundations in U.S. foreign policy and in the global system.