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
Secretary-General, Association of Commonwealth Universities
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