People

Our unique 330+ global team of staff, experts and advisers includes:

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

Staff

Mark Freeman / IFIT Founder and Executive Director

Martha Maya

Alejandra González Ferro

Alejandro Urrutia

Andrés Bernal Sánchez

Andrés García Trujillo

Blanca Manresa Farreras

Camila Pérez Chávez

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Board of Directors

E. Gyimah-Boadi / IFIT Board President

Leslie Vinjamuri / IFIT Board Vice President

Jon Greenwald / IFIT Board Secretary

Adriana Brassart / IFIT Board Member

International Advisory Council

Frannie Léautier

Ellen Friedman

Adelaide Sosseh

Adelaide Sosseh

Ahmed Rashid

Ahmed Rashid

Chaiwat Satha-Anand (in memoriam)

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

Baba Jallow

Barney Afako

Carlos Castresana Fernández

Elizabeth Salmón

Galuh Wandita

Habib Nassar

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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

Adrian Magendzo

Avila Kilmurray

Betty Wilkinson

Erik Berglof

Gibril Faal

Martin Russell

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu

Rachel Scott

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Global Initiatives

Global Initiative on Polarization

Project Advisory Group

Martha Maya

Ana Paula Hernandez

Barney Afako

Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima

Javier Ciurlizza

john a. powell

Murat Somer

Noha El-Mikawy

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Peace Treaty Initiative

Expert Advisory Group

Betty Bigombe

Binalakshmi Nepram

Dag Halvor Nylander

Daman Nath Dhungana

Diego García-Sayán

Ekaterina Stepanova

General Oscar Naranjo

Hesham Youssef

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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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Regional Initiatives

Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America Regional Advisory Council

Cecília Olliveira

Dolores Gandulfo

Gabriela Warkentin

General Óscar Naranjo

Joaquín Livinalli

Leonardo Padura

María Ángela Holguín

Mariana Aylwin

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