概要
Former Chair of Sweden for UNHCR and former President and CEO of World Childhood Foundation USA. Served on the End Violence Against Children Global Partnership Board, and is a Broadband Commissioner alumnus. Member of the UNICRI‘s Advisory Board and on the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Network. Board member of the Early Childhood and Peace Building Consortium (housed at Yale University and UNICEF). An academic and expert in global health and sustainable development; has two decades of experience in leadership roles at Columbia University and at the United Nations helping develop several global initiatives in health and education with private sector engagement. Participated in the development of the 2030 Agenda. Advisor to several Vatican driven initiatives and the Pontifical Academies. At Childhood USA that advocates for ending child sexual abuse and exploitation convened annual high-level meetings at the United Nations, helped in the development tools for prevention by funding innovative programs. Was instrumental in the development and launch of a new index by The Economist Intelligence Unit mapping 60 countries' responses to child sexual violence. As a Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, co-chaired the Commission’s Working Group on Child Online Safety, launching in 2019 at the United Nations a report with actionable recommendations for a safer Internet for children. Serves on numerous boards including: Leadership Council of the SDSN and the ECPC Consortium, UNICRI Advisory Board. DDS with a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.