Global Leadership Council

Members of the Global Leadership Council advance the mission of Generation Unlimited through advocacy, programmes, and mobilization of resources.

Global Leadership Council Meeting in Dubai
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Catherine M. Russell (Co-Chair)

Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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Mohamed Kande (Co-Chair)

Global Chairman, PwC

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Abdoulaye Mar Dieye

UN Secretary General's Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel, United Nations

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H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

Chairman, Al Ghurair Foundation

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Achim Steiner

Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Hon. Ahmed Hussen

Former Minster of International Development, Canada

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Aiman Ezzat

CEO, CapGemini

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Andrew Baird

President and CEO, Education for Employment

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Angela Rosales

Interim CEO and Chief Program Officer, Children’s Villages international

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Asheesh Advani

President and CEO, JA Worldwide

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Asif Saleh

Executive Director, BRAC Bangladesh

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Audrey Azoulay

Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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Beth Dunford

Vice President of Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank

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Bill Winters

CEO, Standard Chartered PLC

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Carlos Sanvee

Secretary-General, World YMCA

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Charles North

Deputy CEO, Global Partnership for Education

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Chido Mpemba

Former Youth Envoy, African Union

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Christian Klein

CEO, SAP

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David Berg

Secretary General, World Organization of the Scout Movement

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Fahad Al-Sulaiti

Director General, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD)

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Feike Sijbesma

Honorary Chairman, DSM

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Dr. Felipe Paullier

Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs

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Gilberto Houngbo

Director-General, International Labour Organization

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Ignacio S. Galán

Executive Chairman, Iberdrola

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Issa Faye

Director General, Global Practices and Partnerships, IsDB

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Jessica Anderen

CEO, IKEA Foundation

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Kate Behncken

Corporate Vice President and Global Lead, Microsoft Philanthropies

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Kate Hampton

CEO, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

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Liesbet Steer

Senior Advisor, Systemiq, and Board Chair, ODI Global

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Luis Benveniste

Global Director for Education, World Bank

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Mathias Cormann

Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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Lady Mariéme Jamme

Founder, I Am The Code

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Leonardo Framil

US Financial Services Client Group Lead, Accenture

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Li Junhua

Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

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Michael Kocher

General Manager, Aga Khan Foundation

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Justin W. van Fleet

President, Theirworld

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Moussa Faki Mahamat

Chairperson, African Union Commission

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Natalia Kanem

Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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H.E. Rania Al-Mashat

Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Egypt

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Rebecca Marmot

Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever

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Saadia Zahidi

Managing Director, World Economic Forum

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H.E. Salima Bah

Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Sierra Leone

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Hon. Salim Mvurya

Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Kenya

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Sanda Ojiambo

CEO and Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact

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Sarah Brown

Executive Chair, Global Business Coalition for Education

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Sigve Brekke

CEO, Telenor Group

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Simon O’Connell

CEO, SNV

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Sonia Ben Jaafar

CEO, Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation

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Stephen Omollo

CEO, Plan International

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Shamma Al Mazrui

Minister of Community Development and Youth Climate Champion, COP28

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Taha Bawa

CEO, Goodwall

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Tariq Al Gurg

CEO and Vice-Chairman, Dubai Cares

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Tony Elumelu

Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation

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Tsitsi Masiyiwa

Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Higher Life Foundation

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Dr. Utumatwishima Jean Nepo Abdallah

Minister of Youth, Rwanda

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Youth Representatives

Bryan Youssef

MD, Founder of EduBolt

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Christina Williams

Attorney at Law

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Ernest Mugisha

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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Ilwad Elman

Director of Programs and Development, Elman Peace Centre

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Joaquin Parafita

Chief Commercial Officer, LEED AP

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Joshua Opey

Chairman of the Commonwealth Youth Council

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Laxmi Maya Thapa

Bridge- builder for Inclusivity | Changemaker, USYC 2025 Cohort | Mental Health Advocate- Psychologist in Progress

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Maryam Bello

Co-Founder of Parkers Mobile Clinic and Executive Director of ITIS4Development

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Naglaa Mohamed

Founder, P-Vita

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Naranzaya Batsaikhan

Climate Action and Girls STEM Advocate

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Neha Jain

Co- Founder, Minds of Meraki Foundation & Project Lead, Climate READY

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Ousman Touray

Founder, Visionary Pathways

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Ravi Kiran

Founder, Alien Innovations

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Sophia Helal

Young People's Action Team Member, Generation Unlimited

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Vicky Aridi

Programme Lead, Learning for Well-Being Foundation.

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