Our High-Level Steering Group
Aïcha Bah Diallo
Former Minister of Education of Guinea; Former UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education
Felipe Calderón
Former President Of Mexico; Honorary Chair, Global Commission On The Economy And Climate
Jakaya Kikwete
Former President of Tanzania; former Chairperson, African Union; Board Director, Nutrition International
Kimberly Gire
Founder, Global Women Leaders; Chair, Board of Trustees, Centre for Global Equality
Amel Karboul
CEO, Education Outcomes Fund (EOF); Commissioner on the Education Commission; former Minister of Tourism, Tunisia
Phyllis Costanza
Co-Founder and President of OutcomesX
Vikas Pota
Former CEO & Chairman, Varkey Foundation; former Group CEO, Tmrw Digital
Aliko Dangote
President & CEO, Dangote Group; Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation
Catherine Russell
Executive Director, UNICEF
Sir Ronald Cohen
Chair, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment; Founding Partner and former Chairman, Apax Partners
Dr. Liesbet Steer
Director, International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (Education Commission)
Strive Masiyiwa
Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group
Theo Sowa
CEO, African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF)
Sir Ronald Cohen
Chair
Chair, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment; Founding Partner and former Chairman, Apax Partners
Sir Michael Barber
Vice-Chair
Founder & Chairman, Delivery Associates; former Advisor to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
George K. Werner
Member
Former Minister of Education in Liberia; former Director-General of the Civil Service of Liberia
Dolika Banda
Member
Non-Executive Director, CDC Group; former CEO, the African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd)
Robert Jenkins
Member
Chief, Education and Associate Director, Programme Division, UNICEF
Dr. Amel Karboul
Member (ex-officio)
CEO, Education Outcomes Fund (EOF); Commissioner on the Education Commission; former Minister of Tourism, Tunisia
Judith Herbertson
Member
Head of the Girls' Education Department, FCDO