Robert Strayer

Robert L. Strayer is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy. In this capacity, he leads development of international cybersecurity, Internet, data, and privacy policy and related negotiations with foreign governments. He has led dozens of bilateral and multilateral dialogues with foreign governments’ foreign affairs and communications ministries. Mr. Strayer […]

Stéphane Richard

Stéphane Richard, born in 1961, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orange SA since March 1, 2011. He is Chairman of GSMA since January 2019. He joined the Orange group in September 2009 and has successively occupied the positions of Deputy Managing Director in charge of French Operations, Delegate CEO and, starting on […]

Jordan Reeves

Jordan Reeves is the co-founder of the non-profit, Born Just Right. Ever since she was little, this 13-year-old has pushed through expectations and has shown how living with a disability can lead to awesome opportunities. Through public speaking and mentoring other kids with limb differences, Jordan works to change attitudes around physical differences. Jordan is […]

Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

VALERIE RED-HORSE MOHL, of Cherokee ancestry, is the Executive Director of Social Venture Circle, a non-profit organization with 57 years of combined experience leading the way in the field of social impact; building and galvanizing the business world to create social, economic, and environmental change. She is also the owner/founder of Red-Horse Financial Group, Inc., […]

H.E. Gitanas Nausėda

President Gitanas Nausėda was born on May 19, 1964, in Klaipėda. In 1987, he received a bachelor’s degree in economics and continued his studies in the master’s programme. In 1993, he became Doctor of Economic Sciences. From 1990 to 1992, he studied at the University of Mannheim in Germany under prestigious DAAD scholarship. Before he […]

Dr. Claire Melamed

Claire Melamed leads the Global Partnership’s Secretariat. She was previously Managing Director of the Overseas Development Institute, and in 2014, she worked in the office of the UN Secretary General, writing the report of the Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution, “A World That Counts.” She is an Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett […]

Richard Mayfield

Richard Mayfield is executive vice president and regional CEO for Walmart Mexico and Central America, Canada and U.K. with responsibility for the strategic direction and performance of an omnichannel business covering 4,500 stores and 600,000 associates. Previously, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Walmart International from January 2016 to December […]

Dr. Kristin Lord

Kristin Lord is President and CEO of IREX, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to building a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world by empowering youth, cultivating leaders, strengthening institutions, and extending access to quality education and information. Prior to joining IREX in 2014, Dr. Lord served as Acting President and Executive Vice President of the […]