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María Fernanda Espinosa

Aug 19, 2022

María Fernanda Espinosa was President of the United Nations General Assembly. In Ecuador, she served twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007-2008 & 2017-2018), Minister of Defense (2012-2014), and Minister of Cultural and Natural Heritage (2009-2012). Espinosa...

Susana Malcorra

Apr 6, 2022

Susana Malcorra became Dean of the IE School of Public and Global Affairs in March  2020.  She was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic from  December 2015 to July 2017. After her resignation as Foreign Minister, she was  appointed...

Noeleen Heyzer

Feb 5, 2020

Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, a social scientist, was Under-Secretary General of the United Nations (2007-2015). She was the first woman to serve as the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific since its founding in 1947. Under her...

Séan Cleary

Nov 28, 2018

Seán Cleary is Executive Vice-Chair of the FutureWorld Foundation, an Advisory Council member of the Club de Madrid, and EIT Climate-KIC; a Faculty Member of the Parmenides Foundation; a Senior Fellow and Senior Advisor of the Salzburg Global Seminar; Special Adviser...

Teresa Ribera

Oct 20, 2017

Teresa Ribera is the current Minister for Ecological Transition in Spain. She was previously Director of the Institute for sustainable development and international relations (IDDRI), an independent policy research institute which aims at fostering the transition to...