People

To carry out our global work, we operate a unique model encompassing in-country brain trusts, thematic practice groups, and global initiatives.

Members of our community have demonstrated extraordinary leadership:

  • 100+ members have played central roles as negotiators, mediators or senior advisers in peace talks within their own countries or abroad
  • 80+ members have held executive roles in government, including as vice presidents, senior ministers, members of parliament, or career ambassadors
  • ­70+ members have led major think tanks, academic institutions, or multilateral bodies
  • 60+ members have received prestigious awards for their leadership, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Légion d’honneur and similar recognitions

Staff

Mark Freeman

Adriana Brassart

Alejandra González Ferro

Alejandro Urrutia

Ali Wanli

Ana Kourchenko

Andrés García Trujillo

Barney Afako

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Board of Directors

E. Gyimah-Boadi

Leslie Vinjamuri

Jon Greenwald

Mark Freeman

International Advisory Council

Frannie Léautier

Ahmed Rashid

Ahmed Rashid

Bassma Kodmani

Carne Ross

Chaiwat Satha-Anand

Elisabeth Ungar Bleier

Gareth Evans

Hakan Altinay

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Thematic Practice Groups

Law and Peace Practice Group

Ahmad Nader Nadery

Asli Ozcelik Olcay

Barney Afako

Carlos Castresana Fernández

Elizabeth Salmón

Galuh Wandita

Habib Nassar

Hanny Megally

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Inclusive Narratives Practice Group

Alexandre Marc

Alina Rocha Menocal

Alison Castel

Ashraf Hegazy

Frauke de Weijer

Gary Milante

Jasmina Brankovic

Mary Harper

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Transition Assistance Practice Group

Adriana Brassart

Arthur Larok

Avila Kilmurray

Betty Wilkinson

Colette Rausch

Erik Berglof

Nimmi Gowrinathan

Noha El-Mikawy

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Global Initiatives

Global Initiative on Polarization

Project Advisory Group

Barney Afako

Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima

Javier Ciurlizza

john a. powell

Martha Maya

Noha El-Mikawy

Rachel Brown

Rima Maktabi

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Peace Treaty Initiative

Expert Advisory Group

Binalakshmi Nepram

Daman Nath Dhungana

Diego García-Sayán

Ekaterina Stepanova

General Oscar Naranjo

Hesham Youssef

Hyeran Jo

Issaka Souaré

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Initiative on Apex Court Appointments

High-Level Advisory Panel

Asanga Welikala

Catherine O’Regan

Cristina Rodríguez

Dikgang Ernest Moseneke

Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff

Gloria Patricia Porras Escobar

Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto

José Ramón Cossío Díaz

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