IF4Peace is guided by leaders with extensive experience in peacebuilding, governance, diplomacy, development, philanthropy, institutional reform, and global risk.
Their role is to help ensure that IF4Peace is independent, credible, country-led, and designed for long-term public value.
Board of Trustees
Robert J. Berg
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Founding Chair and CEO
Bob brings decades of leadership experience in international development and institutional reforms.
Board Member
Nobel Laureate Ellen served as the the 24th President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018.
Sheldon Himelfarb
Prof. Luis Gabriel Franceschi
Secretary
Sheldon Co-founded the International Panel on the Information Environment and continues as a board member. He was the founder and former CEO of PeaceTech Lab.
Treasurer
Prof. Franceschi is the immediate former Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Lord Desmond Browne
We are very grateful to Lord Desmond Browne for his leadership and contributions as our Founding Chair.
Lord Browne served as the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defence from 2006 to 2008 under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. From 2007 to 2008, he concurrently served as Secretary of State for Scotland.
A longstanding advocate for international peace and security, Lord Browne co-founded the European Leadership Network (ELN) in 2010 and has served as Chair of its Board of Trustees and Directors since its inception.
We extend our sincere appreciation for his guidance, commitment, and contributions to establishing IF4Peace.
Global Advisors
Alpaslan Özerdem
Professor of Peace & Conflict Studies; Dean, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
Catherine (Kate) Fearon
Director, Conflict Prevention Center of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); Deputy Head, OSCE Secretariat
Johan Vibe
Director, Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution; former Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Karim Haggag
Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Moritz Ehrmann
Head of Division, Eastern Europe and South Caucasus, Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs, Austria
Sonali Kulkarni
Former President and CEO of Fanuc India; great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi
Barbara Turner
Former Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
Dylan Matthews
CEO, PeaceDirect; recent Chair, Civicus (the world’s largest association of civil society organizations)
Lord John Alderice
Presidente d’Honneur (President of Honour), Liberal International
Maho Nakayama
Director/Senior Program Officer, Peacebuilding Program, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo
Per Heggenes
Former CEO, The IKEA Foundation
Steve Killelea
Philanthropist and Founder, The Institute for Economics and Peace. Member of the Order of Australia, 2010
Bill Drayton
Founder, Chair and CEO, Ashoka; pioneer of social entrepreneurship
Jack Sim
Social and economic entrepreneur, Singapore
Judy McCallam
Executive Director, Life and Peace Institute, Uppsala; Chair, Steering Committee for the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO)
Margot Bokanga
Chief of Staff, Ministry of Justice, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ravi Vekatesan
Chair, Global Alliance for People and the Planet; former Chair, Baroda Bank
Sylvie Issa Malouf
Programs Manager, Policy Hub, Qatar Foundation