Leadership

 

Patrons

Hon. Audrey Azoulay
Director-General, UNESCO

Hon. Ban Ki-moon
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

Co-Chairs

Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah
Founder & Chairman, Sunway Group

Hon. Stefania Giannini
Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Professor Jeffrey Sachs
President, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

Monsignor Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
Former Chancellor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, representing His Holiness Pope Francis

High-Level Advisory Group

 

The High-Level Advisory Group provides strategic advice to the core organizing partners in their mission to implement SDG Target 4.7 in K-12, tertiary, and professional education worldwide. It comprises leaders representing academia, civil society, business, and government, and includes eminent advocates, experts, and policy-makers with an extensive background in the fields of education, sustainable development, and global citizenship education.

Members

Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum
Minister for Education, Republic of Ghana

Dr. Tariq Mohammad Saleh Al Gurg
CEO, Dubai Cares

Hon. Saaïd Amzazi
Former Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Morocco

Hon. Irina Bokova
Former Director-General, UNESCO

Mr. Ramu Damodaran
First Chief, United Nations Academic Impact

Mr. José María del Corral
Global Director, Scholas Occurrentes

Dr. Kristen DiCerbo
Chief Learning Officer, Khan Academy

Dr. David Edwards
General Secretary, Education International

Mr. Charles Fadel
Founder and Chairman, Center for Curriculum Redesign, MIT

Ms. Jennifer Gross
Founder, Blue Chip Foundation

Dr. Dirk Hastedt
Executive Director, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement

Mr. Olli-Pekka Heinonen
8th Director General, International Baccalaureate

H.E. Niki Kerameus
Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Greece

Dr. Siva Kumari
7th Director-General, International Baccalaureate

Mr. Benigno López Benítez
Vice-President, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Mr. Jack Ma
Founder, Alibaba Group & Jack Ma Foundation

Dr. Joanna Newman
Provost, SOAS University of London

Mr. Enrique Palmeyro
Honorary Director, Scholas Occurrentes

Dr. Betsee Parker
Philanthropist, Naturalist and Conservationist

Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (Emeritus member)
Minister for Energy, Republic of Ghana

Dr. Andreas Schleicher
Director, Education and Skills, OECD

Ms. Yasmine Maria Sherif
Director, Education Cannot Wait

Professor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston

Dr. Hilligje Van’t Land
Secretary-General, International Association of Universities

Prof. Patrick Paul Walsh
VP of Education, SDSN, & Director, SDG Academy

Dr. Stefano Zamagni
President, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Education Task Force

 

The Education Task Force of experts in education and sustainable development will support and work closely with the High-Level Advisory Group to guide public advocacy on behalf of SDG Target 4.7.

Members

Ms. Nouzha Alaoui
Secretary General, Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection

Professor Patricia Bromley
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University

Ms. Dina Buchbinder
Founder and President, Education for Sharing

Professor Richard Davidson
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin

Professor Stéphanie Debette
Chair of the Board of Directors, ENLIGHT European University Alliance

Professor William Gaudelli
Dean and Vice Provost for Innovation in Education, Lehigh University

Dr. Tahl Kestin
Program Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Mr. Jay Jaehong Kim
Head of Office, External Relations and Information, UNESCO APCEIU

Mr. Rilli Lappalainen
Chair and Founder, Bridge 47

Dr. Julio Lumbreras
Vice-Rector for Academic Strategy and Internationalization, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Dr. Akpezi Ogbuigwe
Director, Rivers State University of Science and Technology

Dr. Mustafa Öztürk
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Boğaziçi University

Professor Alan Reid
Associate Professor of Education, Monash University

Professor Fernando Reimers
Professor of Practice, International Education, Harvard University

Professor Oren Pizmony-Levy
Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University

Professor Felisa Tibbitts
Chair, Human Rights Education, Utrecht University

Ms. Leslee Udwin
Founder and Executive Chair, Think Equal

Professor Mirian Vilela
Executive Director, Earth Charter International

Professor Dan Wagner
UNESCO Chair, Learning and Literacy & Professor of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Secretariat

 

Members

Dr. Radhika Iyengar (Chair)
Director of Education, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Ms. Amanda Abrom
Program Manager, Global Schools, SDSN

Ms. Dawn Adrian
Education Manager, SDG Academy

Ms. Karen Chand
Director of Education Studies, SDSN

Ms. Kayla Colyard
Education Manager, SDG Academy

Ms. Monika Froehler
CEO, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

Mr. Philipp Harnik
Executive Assistant to Dr. Heinz Fischer and Program Officer, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

Ms. Bouchra Ikherrazene
Program Officer, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

Ms. Subattra Kanesan
Research Associate, Education Studies, SDSN

Ms. Sherlina Kaur
Education Manager, SDG Academy

Ms. Shannon Kobran
Regional Team Lead for Asia, SDG Academy

Ms. KONG Phui Yi
Research Associate, Education Studies, SDSN

Ms. Sarah Margono Samsudin
Project Officer, Section of Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO

Ms. Haein Shin
Education Technical Adviser, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Dr. Amber Webb
Managing Director, SDG Academy