In 1999, President Clinton appointed Esther a White House Fellow. She began her career with the United Nations, the World Bank, Grant Thornton, and Andersen. Esther serves on the Board of Directors of Echoing Green, B Lab Global, and Candid, among others. In 2021, Dickinson College awarded Esther an honorary doctorate in International Education. She earned master’s degrees in International Affairs and Applied Economics from American University. She is a Trustee of North Central College, where she was a College Scholar and earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and English. New York Times best-selling author and Maryland Governor Wes Moore profiled Esther as “The Globalist” in his book The Work: Searching for a Life that Matters.