Ms Josephine Bourne
Jo’s career has been guided by a passion to enable children – especially children living in the poorest countries in the world – to reach their full potential through access to good quality education. Initially training as a primary school teacher, Jo worked in a Chinese teacher training college as a volunteer with Voluntary Service Overseas, […]
Mr. John J. Wood
John J. Wood is the founder and board co–chair of Room to Read. An organization that believes World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. At age 35, John left an executive career […]
Ms Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamy presently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Global Partnership for Education. Since its creation in 2002, the Global Partnership for Education has grown to become a dynamic global partnership endorsing the education sector plans of 45 developing countries around the world and granting approximately $2 billion (US) in support of these […]
Dr. Elsayed Hassanein
Dr. Elsayed Elshabrawi Ahmed Hassanein is an associate professor of Special Education, College of Education at Qatar University. Dr. Hassanein received his PhD from Exeter University, UK in 2010. He has an extensive teaching experience and has taught a variety of under-graduate and graduate courses including Introduction to Behavioral Sciences, Mental Health and Social Psychology, […]
Ms Pauline Rose
Pauline Rose became Director of the EFA Global Monitoring Report in August 2011. Prior to taking up this post, she was Senior Policy Analyst with the GMR team for three years, leading the research on the themes of governance, marginalization and conflict. Before joining the GMR, Pauline was Reader in international education and development at […]
Dr. Michael Romanowski
Michael H. Romanowski is a professor in the College of Education and Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Educational Science Department at Qatar University. He holds a PhD. In Educational Leadership from Miami University. He has worked as a secondary teacher in the US and has held university faculty positions in US, China and Qatar. […]
Dr. Jacek Strzemieczny
During the communist era in Poland, Jacek Strzemieczny was involved in a number of underground activities, including the creation of several independent educational institutions. After the collapse of communism in 1989, he took on a leadership position at the Ministry of Education. In 1994, he co-founded the Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej (CEO – Center for Citizenship […]
Mr. Khozema Z Shipchandler
Khozema Z. Shipchandler is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for GE Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. He is responsible for driving operating excellence, growth, presenting timely financial information, undertaking economic forecasts and budgeting, Khozema joined GE Money’s Management Development Program in 1996. The following year, he joined GE Plastics’ Financial Management Program […]
Ms Androulla Vassiliou
Ms. Androulla Vassiliou is currently the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. In February 2008, Ms. Vassiliou was appointed European Commissioner responsible for Health, serving the remaining mandate of the 2004-2009 College of Commissioners. Before being appointed as a Member of the European Commission in 2008, Ms. Vassiliou was actively involved in politics […]
Dr. Dahlia Khalifa
Dahlia Khalifa heads the IFC’s e4e Initiative for Arab Youth, a joint IFC-Islamic Development Bank partnership, focused on investment and the enabling environment for education and training to enhance employability and entrepreneurship opportunities for Arab youth. Prior to that, she was the advisor to the Global Indicators and Analysis Department of the World Bank Group, […]