Board members

The Board of Directors has 20 constituencies representing the different GPE partners.

Chair and Vice Chair

Jakaya Kikwete

Jakaya Kikwete

Board Chair

Susan Liautaud

Susan Liautaud

Vice Chair

Partner countries

Africa 1

Angola, Eritrea, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia (Federal government, Somaliland), Tanzania (Mainland, Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir

Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir

Minister of Education, Somalia

Carmelita Rita Namashulua

Carmelita Rita Namashulua

Minister of Education and Human Development, Mozambique

Africa 2

Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Togo

Ndolembai Sade Njesada

Ndolembai Sade Njesada

Minister of National Education and Civic Promotion, Chad

Moustapha Mohamed Mahamoud

Moustapha Mohamed Mahamoud

Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Djibouti

Africa 3

Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Sudan

Didi Esther Walson-Jack

Didi Esther Walson-Jack

Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria

Vacant

Haddy Jatou Sey

Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, The Gambia

Asia and Pacific

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Maldives, Marshall Islands, FS Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Tuvalu, Timor Leste, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Ismail Shafeeu

Ismail Shafeeu

Minister of Education, Maldives

Wayne Mendiola

Wayne Mendiola

Acting Secretary at the National Department of Education, Micronesia

Eastern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia

Afghanistan, Albania, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Moldova, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen

Saidzoda Rahim

Saidzoda Rahim

Minister of Education and Science, Tajikistan

Dan Perciun

Dan Perciun

Minister of Education and Research, Republic of Moldova

Latin America and the Caribbean

Belize, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Daniel Esponda

Daniel Esponda

Minister of Education, Honduras

Priya Manickchand

Priya Manickchand

Minister of Education, Guyana

Donor partners

Donor 1

Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland

Clelia Chevrier

Clélia Chevrier Kolačko

Deputy Director for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France

Annalena Flury-Angelotti

Annalena Flury-Angelotti

Senior Education Policy Advisor, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland

Donor 2

Denmark, Estonia, Sweden

Line Friberg Nielsen

Line Friberg Nielsen

Chief Technical Advisor, Department of Migration, Stabilization and Fragility, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Helena Reuterswärd

Helena Reuterswärd

Senior Programme Officer Education at Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) at the unit for Global Social Sustainable Development

Donor 3

Canada, United Kingdom

Sharon Armstrong

Sharon Armstrong

Director General, Social Development, Global Affairs, Canada

Judith Herbertson

Judith Herbertson

Head of the Girls’ Education Department, FCDO, United Kingdom

Donor 4

Finland, Ireland, Norway, United Arab Emirates

Kristian Ødegaard

Kristian Ødegaard

Diplomat - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Ilham Al Ghadiri

Ilham Al Ghadiri

Senior Specialist Development Policies and SDGs Development Cooperation Sector, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates

Donor 5

European Commission, Germany, Italy, Spain

Martin Seychell

Martin Seychell

Deputy Director-General, Directorate General for International Partnerships European Commission

Heike Kuhn

Heike Kuhn

Head of the Education Division German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Donor 6

Australia, Japan, Korea, United States

LeAnna Marr

LeAnna Marr

Deputy Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development, United States of America

Rhona Faseny McPhee

Rhona Faseny McPhee

Assistant Secretary, Global Programs and Partnerships, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Civil society organizations

CSO 1

Northern/Developed Countries

Yona Nestel

Yona Nestel

Global Education Hub Lead, Plan International

Susan Nicolai

Susan Nicolai

Global Director of Education, Save the Children

CSO 2

Partner countries

Solange Akpo-Gnandi

Solange Akpo-Gnandi

Regional Coordination, Africa Network Campaign on Education for All, Senegal

Rasheda Khatoon Choudhury

Rasheda Khatoon Choudhury

Executive Director (CEO), Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE)

CSO 3

Teaching Profession

Haldis Holst

Haldis Holst

Deputy General Secretary, Education International

Dennis Sinyolo

Dennis Sinyolo

Regional Director for Africa, Education International

Private sector

David Boutcher

David Boutcher

Partner, Reed Smith

Emily Friedman

Emily Friedman

Head of Business Impact, Global Business Coalition for Education

Private foundations

Andrew Cunningham

Andrew Cunningham

Global Lead, Education, Aga Khan Foundation

Christopher Thomas

Christopher Thomas

Director of Partnerships, Yidan Prize Foundation

Multilateral agencies

Multilateral Agency 1

UNESCO/WFP

Stefania Giannini

Stefania Giannini

Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Valerie Guarnieri

Valerie Guarnieri

Assistant Executive Director, WFP

Multilateral Agency 2

UNICEF/UNHCR

Robert Jenkins

Robert Jenkins

Global Director, Education and Adolescent Development, UNICEF

Sajjad Massod Malik

Sajjad Massod Malik

Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR

Multilateral Agency 3

Multilateral and Regional Banks

Luis Benveniste

Luis Alberto Benveniste

Global Director, Education, World Bank

Idrissa Dia

Idrissa Dia

Director Economic and Social Infrastructure Department, Islamic Development Bank

Committee Chairs

Susan Liautaud

Susan Liautaud

Chair of the Executive Committee

Nesmy Manigat

Nesmy Manigat

Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee

Judith Herbertson

Judith Herbertson

Chair of the Performance, Impact and Learning Committee