Lin Evola
Lin Evola is an American Contemporary Artist who has used her career as a platform to bring attention to the disturbing proliferation of violence which occurs in our neighborhoods and among nations. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from San Francisco Art Institute and has had solo exhibitions in museums and galleries in […]
Nancy Lindborg
Nancy Lindborg has served since February 2015 as President of the United States Institute of Peace, an independent institution founded by Congress to provide practical solutions for preventing and resolving violent conflict around the world. Ms. Lindborg has spent most of her career working in fragile and conflict affected regions around the world. Prior to […]
Amb. David Pressman
Ambassador David Pressman is a partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner where he represents clients navigating complex crises, international disputes, litigation and investigations. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, Ambassador Pressman represented the United States on the United Nations Security Council and has served as the senior U.S. negotiator on international disputes around the world, from Europe to […]
Jeanne Bourgault
As President and CEO of Internews, Jeanne Bourgault leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world. Bourgault previously served as Internews’ Chief Operating Officer; she joined Internews in 2001 as Vice President for Programs. Bourgault has overseen Internews’ growth in areas underserved by local media, such as Afghanistan, South Sudan, […]
Scott Weber
Mr. Weber is the Director-General of Interpeace, an independent, international peacebuilding organization and a strategic partner of the United Nations. With over 300 peacebuilders in 22 conflict zones across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, Interpeace aims to strengthen the capacities of societies to manage conflict in non-violent ways. Originally created in 1994 within the United Nations, […]
Amr Moussa
Former Secretary General of the Arab League and the former foreign minister of Egypt, Amr Moussa was elected a board member of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center. Amr Moussa is one of the most influential figures in the political life of the Arab world. Previously he served as Egypt`s ambassador in India and Switzerland, Egypt`s […]
Nikos Christodoulides
Nikos Christodoulides was born in Yeroskipou, in the district of Pafos, on 6 December 1973. He graduated in from the Archbishop Makarios Lyceum in Pafos in 1991. He studied Political Science, Economics, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at Queens College of the City University of New York and subsequently pursued graduate studies in Political Science at […]
Todd Harding
Todd A. Harding’s career spans over twenty years in management consulting, internal finance and operations with Accenture.Currently Todd leads Accenture’s internal business process and reporting organization globally, where he is accountable for managing internal operational improvement programs and maintaining Accenture’s core Finance, HR, Forecasting, and Sales systems, in collaboration with their IT organization. In his […]
Nicole Cicerani
Nikki Cicerani became President & CEO of Upwardly Global in April 2009 after serving as founding Managing Director of the organization’s New York office. During her tenure as CEO, the organization expanded from two major metropolitan areas to five, launched online services, and elevated its mission from a local program to a national conversation around […]
Bob Rabatsky
Bob has three decades of global experience in food security and agribusiness development. He is currently Director of the Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation program, leading a core team and multiple partners in the commercialization of agricultural technologies for smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He speaks fluent French, holds a B.S. in […]
David Ellis
David is Chief Executive Officer of EthioChicken, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Flow Equity, and Director of Uzima Chicken, Flow Equity’s business in Rwanda. Flow Equity is a U.S.-based venture development company focused on the traditional rural poultry sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. EthioChicken is the leading poultry company in Ethiopia, employing over 800 people and […]