Outstanding political leaders and influential personalities from civil society, the private sector, international institutions, and academia have endorsed the WPL Mission Statement by becoming Members of the Global Advisory Board.
The Global Advisory Board ensures the activities of WPL keep with the organisation’s mission. The experience and the commitment of the members of the Global Advisory Board are crucial to outlining a long-term vision of the activities of WPL.
Founder and Medical Director, Panzi Hospital, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Member of the WPL Advisory Board
Senior Advisor, Women’s Leadership, UN Women; Chair, Reykjavík Global Forum Board, Minister of the Interior, Iceland (2013-2014), Member of Parliament, Iceland (2013-2016), Mayor of Reykjavík (2008-2010)
Chair Emeritus of the WPL Board, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-2008), UNDP Administrator (2009-2017), Member of the Council of Women World Leaders
Ethologist. Founder, Jane Goodall Institute. UN Messenger of Peace. Founder, Roots & Shoots.
Chair, Nobel Women’s Initiative and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Chair, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Chairman, Goldman Sachs International, President, European Commission (2004-2014), Prime Minister, Portugal (2002-2004), Member, WPL Global Advisory Board
President and Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Foundation (2013-2019)
Secretary General, Council of Women World Leaders. Commissioner of the City of Seattle Women’s Commission.
Professor of Business Administration and Economics, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkley. Chair of the US President’s Council of Economic Advisers (1993-1995). Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Blum Center for Developing Economies.
President of Eurochild, President of Malta (2014-2019), Member, WPL Board, Member, Council of Women World Leaders
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. President of Chile (2006-2010 and 2014-2018). Member of the Council of Women World Leaders
Founder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat) of Indonesia, President of Geneva Council for International Affairs and Development (GCIAD)
Chair of the WPL Board, Economic and Public Policy Expert and Senior Economic Adviser to the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI); World Bank Vice-President, Africa Region (2007-2012)
President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute; President of the Paris Peace Forum, Special Advisor, Brunswick Europe, Former Director-General, WTO (2005-2013) European Commissioner for Trade (1999-2004). Chief of Cabinet to the President of the European Commission (1984-1994).
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women (2013-2021), Deputy President of South Africa (2005-2008)
Secretary-General, Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Under-Secretary General, United Nations (2010-2014), Vice-President of Costa Rica (1994-1998)
Executive President of the FIDAL Foundation; President of Ecuador (1997), Member, WPL Board
President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL), Vice-President of the European Parliament (2009-2011) and Member of the European Parliament (2004-2014)
President of Finland (2000-2012) and Finland’s first female Head of State. Member of the Board of Trustees, Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights. Co-Chair, UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. Chair, Council of Women World Leaders.