Musimbi Kanyoro Board Chair WLP, former CEO of Global Fund for Women Kanyoro (Kenya) is the Board Chair of Women's Learning Partnership and former President and CEO of Global Fund for Women. Mahnaz Afkhami WLP Founder and President (Iran/USA) Afkhami (Iran/USA) is Founder, President, and CEO of Women’s Learning Partnership, and former Minister for Women’s Affairs in Iran. Nadereh Chamlou Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Chamlou (USA) is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s empowerME initiative and an international development advisor. Hoda Elsadda Professor of English and Comparative Literature Elsadda (Egypt) is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University, and an activist for women’s rights. Susan Deller Ross Professor of International and Comparative Law on Women’s Human Rights at Georgetown University School of Law Deller Ross (USA) teaches International and Comparative Law on Women’s Human Rights at Georgetown University School of Law. Fatemeh Shams Professor of Middle Eastern Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and Poet Shams (USA/Iran) is a Persian poet, literary scholar, and translator. She currently teaches Middle Eastern literature and history at the University of Pennsylvania. Marcela Suazo United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative for Malaysia and as the Country Director for UNFPA Thailand Suazo (Honduras) serves as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative for Malaysia and as the Country Director for UNFPA Thailand. Madhavi Sunder Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International and Graduate Programs Madhavi Sunder (USA) is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International and Graduate Programs at Georgetown University. Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund Board Member Emerita Edelman (USA) is Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF). Thoraya Obaid Former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund Board Member Emerita Obaid (Saudi Arabia) is former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Jacqueline Pitanguy Founder and Director, WLP Brazil/Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação e Ação (CEPIA) Board Member Emerita Pitanguy (Brazil) is Founder and Director of WLP Brazil/Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação e Ação (CEPIA), and a political scientist.
Musimbi Kanyoro Board Chair WLP, former CEO of Global Fund for Women Kanyoro (Kenya) is the Board Chair of Women's Learning Partnership and former President and CEO of Global Fund for Women.
Mahnaz Afkhami WLP Founder and President (Iran/USA) Afkhami (Iran/USA) is Founder, President, and CEO of Women’s Learning Partnership, and former Minister for Women’s Affairs in Iran.
Nadereh Chamlou Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Chamlou (USA) is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s empowerME initiative and an international development advisor.
Hoda Elsadda Professor of English and Comparative Literature Elsadda (Egypt) is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University, and an activist for women’s rights.
Susan Deller Ross Professor of International and Comparative Law on Women’s Human Rights at Georgetown University School of Law Deller Ross (USA) teaches International and Comparative Law on Women’s Human Rights at Georgetown University School of Law.
Fatemeh Shams Professor of Middle Eastern Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and Poet Shams (USA/Iran) is a Persian poet, literary scholar, and translator. She currently teaches Middle Eastern literature and history at the University of Pennsylvania.
Marcela Suazo United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative for Malaysia and as the Country Director for UNFPA Thailand Suazo (Honduras) serves as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative for Malaysia and as the Country Director for UNFPA Thailand.
Madhavi Sunder Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International and Graduate Programs Madhavi Sunder (USA) is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International and Graduate Programs at Georgetown University.
Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund Board Member Emerita Edelman (USA) is Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF).
Thoraya Obaid Former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund Board Member Emerita Obaid (Saudi Arabia) is former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Jacqueline Pitanguy Founder and Director, WLP Brazil/Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação e Ação (CEPIA) Board Member Emerita Pitanguy (Brazil) is Founder and Director of WLP Brazil/Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação e Ação (CEPIA), and a political scientist.