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The Advisory Board members
Last update:
20 April 2023
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.
CHAIRPERSON
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| David Moinina Sengeh | Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Chief Innovation Officer Government of Sierra Leone |
EX-OFFICIO
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| Silvia Montoya | Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
| Stefania Giannini | Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO |
UNESCO
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| David Atchoarena | Director at UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning |
| Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa | Director, Division of Education 2030 Support and Coordination |
| Jordan Naidoo | Acting Director, International Institute for Educational planning |
| Yao Ydo | Interim Director, International Bureau of Education |
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| Andreas Schleicher | Director, Directorate of Education and Skills, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
| Josephine Bourne | Chief Technical Officer, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) |
| Omar Arias | Practice Manager for Global Knowledge and Innovation, World Bank |
| Pedro Conceicao | Director, Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| Robert Jenkins | Global Chief of Education, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| David Boutcher | Secretary, Executive Board, Global Business Coalition for Education |
| Lucy Lake | Chief Executive Officer, CAMFED |
| Marième Sakho Dansokho | Executive Committee member, Education International |
| Musarrat Maisha Reza | Representative, Global Student Forum |
| Nafisa Baboo | Board member, Global Campaign for Education |
FUNDERS
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| Alice Birnbaum | Acting Deputy Director, Social Development Bureau, Canada |
| Emer Hughes | Policy Unit, Development Cooperation Directorate, Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs, Irish Aid |
| Gerd-Hanne Fosen | Head of Section, Education Section, Department for Global Health, Education and Research, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation |
| Emily Woolf | Senior Education Adviser, Team leader Education Policy and Global Funds, Girls’ Education Department, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office |
UNESCO ELECTORAL GROUPS
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| David Greger | Deputy, Director, Institute for Research and Development of Education, Faculty of Education, Charles University (representing UNESCO Electoral Group II) |
| Rodolfo José Elias Acosta | Expert (representing UNESCO Electoral Group III) |
| Tara de Mel | Co-chair, Education Forum Sri Lanka and Member of the Worldwide Commission to Educate All Kids (Post pandemic)(representing UNESCO Electoral Group IV) |
| Liberty Mweemba | Director, Senior Lecturer, University of Zambia, Lusaka (representing UNESCO Electoral Group Va) |
| Salwa Al-Mannai | Head of Policy and Research, Education Above All (representing UNESCO Electoral Group Vb) |
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONSTITUENCY
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| Abdusalam Aljoufi | Advisor, Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States |
| Andres Delich | Deputy Secretary General, Organization of Ibero-American States |
| Kebede Kassa Tsegaye | Senior Coordinator, Education Programs, Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
| Varuni Muthukumarana | Director of Education, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
INDEPENDENT EXPERTS
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| Abdeljalil Akkari | Full Professor of International Dimensions of Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences |
| Maria Florencia Ripani | Director, Fundación Ceibal |
| Gratien Mokonzi Bambanota | Professeur à la Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Education, Université de Kisangani |
| Lynn Ang | Professor of Early Childhood Pro-Director and Vice-Dean Research, Head of Department of Learning and Leadership, Faculty of Education and Society, IOE UC |
OBSERVERS
| Title | Job title and organisation |
|---|---|
| Karen Roberts | Education Advisor, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation |
| Filippo Lonardo | Chief of Section III, Strategy, Global Processes and International Organizations Unit, DG for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |
| Benjamin Piper | Director, Global Learning Strategy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Camila Croso | Director, Education Support Program, Open Society Foundations |
| Heike Kuhn | Head of Division for Education, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany |
| Helena Reutersward | Senior Policy Specialist, Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida) |
| Judit Barna | Head of Sector Education, European Commission |
| Marie Soulie | Conseillère Education-formation-insertion, France Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France |
| Suzanne Ehlers | Director, Malala Fund |
Terms of Reference: GEM Report Advisory Board