PrintOur Leadership
IYF's progress over the past twenty years would not be possible without the leadership of its Board of Directors. In 2009 we were pleased to welcome two new members who both bring a dedication to public service: Henrietta Holsman Fore and our newest youth Board Member, Raghda Mohamed Mamdouh El Ebrashi. We are deeply grateful to current and past members for helping to steer IYF in exciting new directions while maintaining its core commitment to empower today’s youth.
Current Board Members
United States |
Douglas L. Becker, Chair CEO, Laureate Education Inc |
Jordan |
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah Founder, Jordan River Foundation, UNICEF’s First Eminent Advocate for Children |
Singapore |
Bernise Ang NGO Founder, Syinc |
United Kingdom |
Sir David Bell Former Chair, Financial Times Group |
Switzerland |
Maria Livanos Cattaui Member of the Board of Directors, Petroplus Holdings, Switzerland |
Australia |
Bill Conn Former Board Chair, Foundation for Young Australians |
Egypt |
Raghda El Ebrashi Founder, Alashanek ya Balady Association for Sustainable Development |
France |
Olivier Fleurot Chief Executive Officer, MS&L Group |
United States |
Henrietta Holsman Fore Former Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
Uruguay-Spain |
Enrique V. Iglesias Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat, Madrid |
United States |
Rick R. Little Chief Executive Officer, Silatech |
Brazil |
Helio Mattar President of the Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption |
Tanzania |
Penina Mlama Executive Director of the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) |
United States |
Helen Ostrowski Former Chief Executive Officer, Porter Novelli |
United States |
William S. Reese President and CEO, International Youth Foundation |
United States |
Richard F. Schubert, Chairman Emeritus Chairman of National Job Corps Association |
Finland |
Veli Sundbäck Former Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Responsibility, Nokia Corporation |
United States |
Connie Wong Former President of Hutchison Whampoa and Founder/CEO of Vidiator Technology Inc. |
Former Board Members
Hon. Pär Stenbäck, Finland
Former Secretary General, Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(1990-1996)
Inonge Mutumbaetwa
Mbikusita-Lewanika, Ph.D., Zambia
Zambian Ambassador to European Union
(1991- 2001)
Luisa Mendoza de Pulido, Venezuela
Founding Executive Member, Federation of Private Foundations
(1991-1993)
Shoichi Saba, Japan
Former Chairman and CEO,
Toshiba Corporation
(1991-1996)
Hon. Rita Süssmuth, Ph.D., Germany
Former President and Member of the German Bundestag
(1991-2000)
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II
Philippines
President and CEO, Ayala Corporation
(1994-2003)
Arnold Langbo, Canada
Former Chairman and CEO, Kellogg Company
(1995-2005)
Yuzaburo Mogi, Japan
President and CEO, Kikkoman Corporation
(1996-2000)
Sten A. Akestam, Sweden
Former President of Lions Club International
(1998-2004)
Sari Baldauf, Finland
Board Member of Hewlett Packard and Daimler Corporation
(2000-2009)
Adam Smith, Australia
CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians
(2005-2008)
Peter Woicke, United States
Former CEO of the International Finance Corporation
(2006-2007)
Benita Singh, United States
Co-founder of Mercado Global
(2006-2009)