Robert Vitillo

Father Robert J. Vitillo is Special Representative on HIV/AIDS to Caritas Internationalis, directing the Caritas response to the global pandemic. He previously served as the Executive Director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), from 1997-2005. Prior to joining the staff of USCCB, Vitillo was a Caritas Internationalis delegate to the United Nations and to the World Bank and served as consultant to UNICEF in Eastern and Central Europe on the development of family-centered programs to benefit children in need. Vitillo is president of the National Catholic AIDS Network board of directors, serves as co-convenor of the Strategy Group on HIV and AIDS for the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, and as a member of the Boards of Directors of the National Council for Adoption, the Global Community Service Foundation, and Medicines for Humanity.