The Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of the Global Education Monitoring Report is composed of representatives from UN multilateral agencies, bilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, civil society groups and networks, directors of UNESCO education Institutes and individuals from developing countries in all world regions with an expertise in education issues. It meets once a year to provide guidance and feedback to the Report team. Topics covered range from the outline of upcoming editions to the overall development of the Report, future themes and communications strategies.

The Boards composition reflects the joint ownership of the GEM Report and the commitment to make the promotion of education for all a broadly shared endeavour.

The GMR Response to the 2014 External Evaluation which was presented to the Advisory Board in June 2014.

The advisory board members

Title	Job title and organisation
Aaron Benavot	Director, Global Education Monitoring Report
Andreas Schleicher	Director for Education and Special Advisor on Education Policy, OECD’s Secretary-General
Audrey Martinenq Duplessis	Responsable de recherche, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, France
Baela Jamil	Vice-Chair of the GEM Report Advisory Board. Director of Programs, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi Pakistan
Bente Nilson	Senior adviser, Education Section Department for Global Health, Education and Research, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
Bradley Samargya	Chief Learning Officer, Ericsson
Camilla Croso	President, Global Campaign for Education (GCE)
Denis Sinyolo	Education International
Dr Ahmed Mohamed Hamad	Regional Representative for Group Vb
Gerd-Hanne Fosen	Head of Section, Education Section, Department for Global Health, Education and Research, Norway
Hendrina Doroba	Chairperson, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
Hirokazu Yoshikawa	Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education, New York University Steinhardt
Hugh McLean	Director, Education Support Program, Open Society Foundations
Jean-Pierre Dusingizemungu (Prof)	Regional Representative for Group Va
Jeffrey Sachs	GEM Report Advisory Board Chair, Director: The Earth Institute, Quetelet Prof: Sustainable Development & Prof of Health Policy & Management,Columbia
Jimin Cho	Director, Division for Global Education, Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation
Jo Bourne	Global Chief of Education, UNICEF
Jordan Naidoo	Director, Global Agenda 2030 Coordination Team, UNESCO
Julia Dicum	Deputy Director, Canada Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Policy and Global Cooperation
Karen Mundy	Chief Technical Officer, Global Partnership for Education
Kartikeya Sarabahai	Director, Centre for Environmental Education, India
Kazuo Kurada / Mr Jim Cho	Regional Representative for Group IV
Kerstin Henke	Education Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Kimberly Kerr	International Development and Education Consultant, The Mastercard Foundation
Luis Benveniste	Education Sector Manager, East Asia Pacific World Bank
Michael Currie	Policy Officer, Australian Agency for International Development
Mmantsetsa Marope	Director, International Bureau of Education (IBE)
Myongjin Kim	Director of the Education and Health Team, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Nicolai Steen Nielsen	Chief Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Nora Fyles	Head of UNGEI Secretariat
Olav Seim	Policy Director, Development for Education and Global Health, Education Sector, NORAD
Patricia Scheid	Programme Office, Global Development and Population, Hewlett Foundation
Patrick Empey	Senior Development Specialist, Department of Foreign Affairs, Irish Aid
Paula Engwall	Senior Policy Specialist, Sida, Sweden
Phil Elks	DFID
Qian Tang	Assistant Director-General for Education
Ronald Siebes	Social Development Department, Education and Research Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
Sabina Handschin	Programme Officer, Education, SDC
Salam Al Nukta	Youth Representative
Sandór Brassói	Regional Representative for Group II
Santiago Cueto	Country Coordinator, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE, Peru)
Sara Ruto	Uwezo, East Africa
Satu Pehy-Voima	Senior Education Adviser, Department for Development Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
Selim Jahan	Director of Poverty Practice, United Nations Development Programme
Silvia Montoya	UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Suzanne Grant Lewis	Director, International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP)
Sylvia Irene Schmelkes Del Valle	Regional Representative for Group III
Therese El Hachem	Dean of Education, Lebanese University in Beirut