Generation Unlimited brings together partners from government, multilateral organizations, civil society, the private sector and young people from around the world.
Leaders
The most visible drivers of the partnership, leaders use their influence to open opportunities, advocate for Generation Unlimited and mobilize resources.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Founder and Chairman, BRAC
Mr. Gordon Brown
UN Special Envoy for Education, United Nations
Ms. Julia Gillard
Chair, Global Partnership for Education
H.E. Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
President, Republic of Croatia
Mr. António Guterres (Co-Chair)
Secretary General, United Nations
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame (Co-Chair)
President, Republic of Rwanda
Dr. Jim Kim
Former President, World Bank Group
Ms. Graça Machel
Founder, Graça Machel Trust
Mr. Paul Polman
Former Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
H.E. Paula Mae Weekes (Co-Chair)
President, Trinidad and Tobago
Global Board
Members of the Global Board provide expertise, strategic direction, resources and leadership, and oversee the partnership.
Mr. Tariq Al Gurg
CEO, Dubai Cares
Ms. Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrui
Minister of Youth, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen
Chief Executive Officer, Plan International
Ms. Alice Albright
Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Education
Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi
Secretary-General, World Organization of the Scout Movement
Ms. Audrey Azoulay
Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Ms. Harriett Baldwin
Minister of State, Department for International Development, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Sigve Brekke
Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Group
Ms. Sarah Brown
Executive Chair, Global Business Coalition for Education
Ms. Ilwad Elman
Director, Elman Peace Centre
Mr. Tony Elumelu
Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat
Chairperson, African Union Commission
Mr. John Fallon
Chief Executive Officer, Pearson Education
Ms. Henrietta Fore
Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Mr. Michael Froman
Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth, Mastercard
Mr. Napoleón García
Youth Director, Nuestro Tiempo and Censura Cero
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva
Chief Executive Officer, World Bank
Mr. José Ángel Gurría
Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mr. Ralph Hamers
Chief Executive Officer, ING Group
Ms. Kate Hampton
Chief Executive Offer, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
Mr. Per Heggenes
Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Foundation
Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
Mr. Safiqul Islam
Director of Education, BRAC
Mr. Alan Jope
Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
Ms. Sigrid Kaag
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, The Netherlands
Ms. Natalia Kanem
Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund
Ms. Lise Kingo
CEO and Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
Mr. Michael Kocher
General Manager, Aga Khan Foundation
Ms. Tsitsi Masiyiwa
Co-Founder & Co-Chair, Higher Life Foundation
Ms. Rosemary Mbabazi
Minister of Youth, Republic of Rwanda
Mr. Norbert Meder
Chief Executive Officer, SOS Children’s Villages International
Ms. Federica Mogherini
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union
Mr. Sobel Aziz Ngom
Founder and Executive Director, Social Change Factory
Mr. Mohamed Nouri Jouini
Vice President, Partnership Development, Islamic Development Bank
Mr. Hernán Rincón
Chief Executive Officer, Avianca Holdings
Mr. Guy Ryder
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Ms. Vibhu Sharma
Co-Chair, Global Partnership for Disabilities Youth Council
Ms. Mary Snapp
Corporate Vice President and Head of Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft Philanthropies
Ms. Liesbet Steer
Director, Education Commission
Mr. Achim Steiner
Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Mr. Justin W. van Fleet
President, Theirworld
Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake
Secretary General's Envoy on Youth, United Nations
Ms. Saadia Zahidi
Head of Centre for the New Economy and Society and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Mr. Liu Zhenmin
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Champions
In addition to the governance bodies, high-profile individuals support Generation Unlimited by lending their voices as Champions.
Mr. Nikolai Astrup
Minister of Digitalization, Kingdom of Norway
Mr. Ciarán Cannon
Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Ireland
Mr. Alexander De Croo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development Cooperation, Kingdom of Belgium
H.E. Mr. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
President, Republic of Kenya
Mr. Takehiko Nakao
President, Asian Development Bank
Her Royal Highness, Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud
Secretary General, Alwaleed Philanthropies
Ms. Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Secretariat
The ambitious goals set for Generation Unlimited require a lean and flexible Secretariat that can harness and coordinate the expertise of multiple partners from around the world.
The Secretariat is responsible for strategic planning; partnership and investment support; young people’s engagement and participation; communications, advocacy and engagement; administration and operations.
The team is led by Mr. Roberto Benes, Director of Generation Unlimited’s Secretariat. Read more about Mr. Benes.
Photo at start: Members of the Generation Unlimited Global Board at the inaugural meeting in September 2018.
