Nicole Kruse is Vice President for Development at The Carter Center, where she works to advance its global mission to promote peace, democracy, and human rights, as well as eradicate disease. She is a recipient of the Emory University Award of Distinction and the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she serves as an Advisory Board member at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. In 2012, the Government of France awarded her the National Order of Merit with the rank of Knight for her contributions to the Francophone community.