Christine Washington is the managing director of programs and head of the Archer Center’s Washington, D.C., operations. She oversees the day-to-day programmatic operations of the Archer Fellowship Program and Archer Center, including managing and developing program staff. Christine is committed to student and alumni success, leadership, and professional development in service of the Archer Center’s mission of educating the next generation of leaders.
Previously, Christine served as Georgetown University Law Center’s senior director of executive education. In that capacity, she strategized with global partners to design and deliver top-caliber global executive training programs. At Georgetown Law, Christine also held frontline positions with the Institute of International Economic Law, Advancement, and Graduate Professional Development teams. She delivered “Global Georgetown” professional development programs in Washington, D.C., and around the world, including in Paris, London, Madrid, Seoul, and Beijing. She has chaired Georgetown Law’s Professional Development Committee and twice received Georgetown Law’s Special Performance Award for outstanding performance.
Christine is a skilled leader whose extensive professional experience spans higher education, private practice, major law firm recruiting and client development, the U.S. Department of State, and the nonprofit sector. She has served as a speechwriter to former Egyptian First Lady Jehan Sadat, focusing on issues of women and leadership. An attorney, Christine is a member of the New York and D.C. Bars. Christine has held numerous board and executive leadership roles, including serving several terms as president for multiple D.C.-area volunteer organizations. Additionally, she has long been a member of the Junior League of Washington.
Christine holds a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, as well as a J.D., with honors, from American University’s Washington College of Law. While at Georgetown, she received the Certificat d’Etudes Politiques from Sciences Po, Paris, as well as the Raoul Wallenberg Post-Graduate Fellowship to study leadership in democratic societies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Christine is a member of the inaugural cohort of certified "Becoming You" coaches, via NYU Stern's Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing and Becoming You Labs. She also has a certification in the Enneagram from the Upbuild Institute. A native Montanan, Christine is the proud mother of a student athlete at the University of the South (Sewanee).