List of Young Global Leaders

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This is a list of members of the Forum of Young Global Leaders 2006, 2004, by their year of induction. Each member is asked to join the forum for a five year period. Members the first year were identified with one of six categories: Business, Political, Intellectual, Arts & Culture, Societal, Opinion

[edit] Young Global Leaders 2006 according to the groups

[edit] Intellectuals

  • Acemoglu, Daron: Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • Akhavan, Payam: Professor of Law, McGill University Faculty of Law, Canada
  • Auslin, Michael R.: Assistant Professor of History, Yale University, USA
  • Behlendorf, Brian: Founder and Chief Technology Officer, CollabNet, USA
  • Blasco, María: Director, Molecular Oncology Programme, National Centre for Cancer Research (CNIO), Spain
  • Cabrera, Angel: President, Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, USA
  • Cottam, Hilary: Director of Research and Development, Design Council, United Kingdom
  • Darbinian, Armen: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, International Centre for Human Development (ICHD), Armenia
  • Duflo, Esther: Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • Eichholz C., Juan Carlos
  • Director, Center for Strategic Leadership, University Adolfo Ibañez, Chile
  • Gaiters W. Larry: Presiding Bishop & Prelate - ETAMINISTRIES WORLDWIDE, INC - Toronto, Canada, University Lecturer
  • Guriev, Sergei: CEO, Centre for Economic and Financial Research, Russia
  • He Fan: Assistant Director, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China
  • Howard, Ayanna: Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
  • Kengaku, Mineko: Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Neural Cell Polarity, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
  • Krastev, Ivan: Chairman of the Board and Research Director, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria
  • Laçiner, Sedat: Director, International Strategic Research Organization (USAK-ISRO), Turkey
  • Lathan, Corinna E.: Founder and CEO, Anthrotronix Inc., USA
  • Nowak, Martin: Professor of Mathematics and Biology, Harvard University, Department of Mathematics, USA
  • Pirouz, Rouzbeh: Chairman, Civility Programme for Middle East Reform, The Foreign Policy Centre, United Kingdom
  • Taljaard, Raenette: Senior Lecturer, School for Public and Development Management, WITS University, South Africa
  • Taub, Gadi: Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Schwab, Keith: Professor of Physics, Cornell University, USA

[edit] Political

  • Alexander, Christopher: Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), Canada
  • Aun Porn Moniroth: Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia, Cambodia
  • Blunt, Matt: Governor of Missouri, USA
  • Cubeisy, Emile: Vice-president, Group Business Development, Accelerator Technology Holdings, Jordan
  • Daimagüler, Mehmet Gürcan: Board Member, Free Democratic Party (FDP), Germany and Turkey
  • Erbenová, Michaela: Member of the Board and Chief Executive Director, Czech National Bank, Czech Republic
  • Ferreiro, Alejandro: Superintendent, Securities and Insurance, Chile
  • Forsyth, Justin: Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, Downing Street Policy Unit, United Kingdom
  • Hockey, Joe: Minister for Human Services, Australia
  • Járóka, Livia: Member, European Parliament, Hungary
  • Kennedy, Patrick J.: Representative, Rhode Island, US House of Representatives, USA
  • Kilpatrick, Kwame: Mayor, City of Detroit, USA
  • Leghari, Awais Ahmad Khan: Minister of Information Technology, Pakistan
  • Martin, Kevin J.: Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, USA
  • Oyun, Sanjaasurengin: Member of Parliament, Parliament of Mongolia, Mongolia
  • Plata, Luis Guillermo: CEO, Proexport Colombia, Colombia
  • Qin Min: Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
  • Ramírez Lezcano, Rubén
  • Vice-Minister for Economic Affairs and Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paraguay
  • Rubin, Nilmini: Professional Staff Member, International Economics, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, USA
  • Tohá Morales, Carolina: Deputy, Liberal Party for Democracy, Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Chile

[edit] Arts and culture

  • Anand, Vishwanathan: Chess Player, India
  • Eliasson, Olafur: Artist, Denmark
  • Githuku, Ndungi: Founder, Mulika Communications Trust, Kenya
  • Grimaud, Hélène: Pianist, France
  • Hallowell, Elvis Gbanabom: Founder and Executive Director, Save Heritage and Rehabilitate the Environment (SHARE), Sierra Leone
  • Hersch, Michael: Composer, USA
  • Kameric, Sejla: Member, European Cultural Parliament, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Keller, Samuel: Director, Art Basel, Switzerland
  • Kuzmanovic, Maja: Director, FoAM, Belgium
  • Lang Lang: Pianist, People's Republic of China
  • Midori, Goto: Violinist, Japan
  • Monteiro, Tiago: Formula One Driver, Portugal
  • Nawwab, Nimah Ismail: Poet, Saudi Arabia
  • Oliveira Junior, José Pereira de: Founder and Coordinator, Grupo Cultural Afro Reggae, Brazil
  • Prieto, Carlos Miguel: Music Director, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Mexico
  • Sikander, Shahzia: Artist, Pakistan
  • Tucker, Chris: Actor and Producer, Eternal Entertainment, USA
  • Volpi, Jorge: Writer, Mexico

[edit] Societal

  • Abdullah, Reem: Founder, Women's Charitable Organization for the Elimination of Poverty, United Arab Emirates
  • Abiola, Hafsat: Founder and Director, Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), Nigeria
  • Adelegan, Ashlea: Communications professional, USA
  • Adelegan, Joseph Akinkugbe: Director-General, Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research, Nigeria
  • Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno: Chairman and CEO, National Youth Commission, Office of the President, Philippines
  • Bitar, Hania: Director-General, Pyalara, Palestinian Authority
  • Bullain, Nilda: Senior Legal Advisor, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Hungary
  • Burzaco, Eugenio: Founder, Fundación Fundar Justicia y Seguridad, Argentina
  • Casey, Caroline: Founder, The Aisling Foundation, Ireland
  • Chakrabarti, Shami: Director, Liberty (Human Rights Group), United Kingdom
  • Chanthol, Oung: Founder and Executive Director, Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC), Cambodia
  • Charas, Erik: Director, Endowment and Investments, Foundation for Community Development (FDC), Mozambique
  • Colondam, Veronica: Founder and CEO, YCAB (Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa) Foundation, Indonesia
  • Gaddafi, Seif al Islam: President, Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Associations, Libya
  • Fletcher, Adam: Founder, The Freechild Project and Executive Director, CommonAction, USA
  • Gooch, Charmian Co-Founder and Co-Director, Global Witness, United Kingdom
  • Gwiyo, Collen: Deputy Secretary-General, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Zimbabwe
  • Idriss, Shamil: Deputy Director, Alliance of Civilizations (AoC), USA
  • Kapelus, Paul: CEO, African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South Africa
  • Kim Joo Young: Executive Director, Center for Good Corporate Governance, Republic of Korea
  • Koss, Johann O.: President and CEO, Right To Play, Norway
  • Kwelagobe, Mpule: Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Botswana
  • Lanzarini, Paola: Acting Executive Director, Fondazione Isabella Seràgnoli, Italy
  • MacArthur, Ellen: Founder, Ellen MacArthur Trust, United Kingdom
  • Mountain, Janet: Executive Director, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, USA
  • Nowak, Arkadiusz: Director, Krajowe Centrum D/S Aids (National AIDS Plan), Poland
  • Onishi, Kensuke: CEO, Peace Winds, Japan
  • Pánek, Simon: Director and Co-Founder, People in Need Foundation (PINF), Czech Republic
  • Pereira, Faustina: Advocate, Supreme Court, Bangladesh
  • Waldron, Robert: President and CEO, Jumpstart, USA

[edit] Opinion

  • Adesina, Debo: Editor, Guardian Newspapers, Nigeria
  • Brûlé, Tyler: Chairman/Creative Director, Winkorp, Canada
  • Chappatte, Patrick: Editorial Cartoonist, Globe Cartoon, Switzerland
  • Chua Chim Kang: Associate Local News Editor, Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore
  • Dobson, William J.: Managing Editor, Foreign Policy, USA
  • Escobar, Paula: Magazines Editor, Empresa Periodistica El Mercurio SAP, Chile
  • Hadidi, Lamees Ali: Executive Chief Editor, Al Alam Al Youm Newspaper, Egypt
  • Jain, Sonu: Special Correspondent, Indian Express, India
  • Makhanya, Mondli: Editor, Sunday Times, South Africa
  • Manji, Irshad: President, Project Ijtihad, Canada
  • Prieto-Romualdez, Alexandra: President, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines
  • Rodriguez Martínez, Sonia H.: Editor-in-Chief, CM&, Colombia
  • Sadr, Shadi: Editor-in-Chief, Women in Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran

[edit] Business

  • Allard, J: Corporate Vice-president, Microsoft, USA
  • Anestis, Matthew: Manager, Boston Consulting Group, Canada
  • Reddy, Siddharth: CEO, Country Club India Limited
  • Bahamdan, Kamal A. S.: Vice Chairman and CEO, Sara Holding, Saudi Arabia
  • Beck, Christophe: Member of the Executive Board, Nestlé Deutschland A.G and Managing Director, Maggi GmbH, Switzerland
  • Bird, Adam C.: Senior Vice-president and Managing Partner, Global Media and Consumer Practice Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Blanco, Jorge R.: Vice-president, Strategic Marketing, Avaya, USA
  • Blumer, David: CEO, Asset Management division, Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland
  • Bo Shao: Chairman, eBay EachNet, People's Republic of China
  • Bonchristiano, Antonio: Partner, GP Investimentos, Brazil
  • Boyner, Osman F.: CEO, Boyner Sanayi AS, Turkey
  • Bulakul, Choak: President, Farm Chokchai Group of Companies, Thailand
  • Cheah, Hanson: Co-Founder and Managing Partner, AsiaTech Ventures, Hong Kong SAR
  • Chung Eui-Sun: President and CEO, Kia Motors Corporation, Republic of Korea
  • Corta Fernandez, Vicente: Partner, White & Case, Mexico
  • Darkoh, Ernest: Founding Partner and Chairman, BroadReach Healthcare, Botswana
  • De Pesquidoux, Hubert: President and CEO, Alcatel North America, Canada
  • Elsztain, Alejandro Gustavo CEO, Cresud SACIF y A, Argentina
  • Freidheim, Scott J. Global Head of Strategy, Lehman Brothers, USA
  • Garrett-Cox, Katherine: Chief Investment Officer, Morley Fund Management, United Kingdom
  • Gill, Mack: President, SunGard Offshore Services, USA
  • Hamlin, John: Senior Vice-president, Americas, Dell Inc, USA
  • Horvat, Darko: Founder, Chairman and CEO, AKTIVA Holdings, Slovenia
  • Jacobs, Alice: Founder, Chairman and CEO, Intelligent Medical Devices, USA
  • Jamaluddin, Khairy: Deputy leader, United Malays National Organisation for Youth (UMNO YOUTH), Malaysia
  • Jones, Imara C.: Director, KNOW HIV/AIDS, Viacom International, USA
  • Joshi, Prasoon: Regional Creative Director, McCann Erickson, India
  • Justus, Philipp: Senior Vice-president and General Manager, eBay Europe, Switzerland, Germany
  • Kanafani, Hakam: CEO, Palestine Cellular Communications, Palestinian Authority
  • Kapoor, Ekta: Creative Director, Balaji Telefilms Limited, India
  • Kejriwal, Manish: Managing Director, Temasek Holdings Advisors India Pvt Ltd, India
  • Kim, J. Joseph: Co-Founder, President and CEO, VGX Pharmaceuticals, USA
  • Kim, Yeon-Hee: Partner, Bain & Company, Republic of Korea
  • Kittnar, Mark: Global Technology Liaison, Kantar Operations, USA
  • Koenigsfest Sanabria, Kurt: General Manager, BancoSol SA, Bolivia
  • Krings, Frank Chief Operating Officer, Europe, Deutsche Bank, Germany
  • Kunstmann, Heike Maria Director-General, Gesamtmetall, Association of Metal and Electrical Industry Employers, Germany
  • Leong, Justin: Head of Strategic Investments, Genting Group, Malaysia
  • Ma Huateng, CEO, Executive Director and Chairman, Tencent, People's Republic of China
  • Maphanga, Treasure: CEO, Federation of Swaziland Employers and the Swaziland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Swaziland
  • Mehta, Amish: Chairman, Corel Corporation, Canada
  • Meswani, Nikhil: Executive Director, Reliance Industries, India
  • Molefe, Brian: CEO, Public Investment Commissioners, South Africa
  • Montag, Bernd President of Computed Tomography (CT), Siemens Medical Solution, Germany
  • Nazer, Loay Chairman, Nazer Group, Saudi Arabia
  • Nevado, John President, Nevado Roses, Ecuador
  • Neumann, TOM! ,Founder & Senior Vice President, http://www.spodtronic.com , http://adplace.com / Berlin, Germany
  • Nkontchou , Cyrille CEO and Founder, LiquidAfrica, Cameroon
  • Nursalim, Cherie Executive Director, Gajah Tunggal Group (GTG), Indonesia
  • Odebrecht, Marcelo President, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht SA, Brazil
  • Ojakli, Ziad S. Group Vice-president (Corporate Affairs), Ford Motor Company, USA
  • Ojanpera, Tero Chief Strategy Officer, Executive Vice-president, Member of the Group Executive Board of Nokia
  • Olechowski, Jacek Partner & General Manager, DougFaberFamily, Poland
  • Osborn, John President and CEO, BBDO New York, USA
  • Oxenford, Alec Founder and CEO, DeRemate.com, Argentina
  • Pan Gang, Chairman, Yili Group, People's Republic of China
  • Peabody, Bo Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Village Ventures, USA
  • Punt, Richard Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, UK
  • Ramo, Joshua C. Managing Director, Kissinger Associates, USA
  • Read, Mark Director of Strategy, WPP, United Kingdom
  • Reddy Chaitanya, CEO Accumedscript LLP, Columbus Ohio, USA
  • Rokerya, Shezad Chairman, The Interlink Group, Pakistan
  • Saeed, Faiza Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, USA
  • Santo Domingo, Alejandro Member of the Board of Directors, Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, Colombia
  • Sarayli, Murat National Chairman, Turkish Young Businessman?s Association of Turkey(TUGIAD), Turkey
  • Schwartz, Jonathan President and Chief Operating Officer, Sun Microsystems, USA
  • Shevchenko, Igor Managing Partner, Shevchenko Didkovskiy & Partners, Ukraine
  • Siu Yat, CEO, Outblaze, Hong Kong SAR
  • Slimi, Rachid Director, General Affairs and Corporate Relations, Omnium Nord-Africain (ONA) Group, Morocco
  • Smith, Tad: CEO, Reed Business Information, USA
  • Sulaiman, Omar: rector-General, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC), United Arab Emirates
  • Tabaza, Khaldoon: Chairman, Riyada Ventures, Jordan
  • Thani, Hanadi N.: Managing Director and Vice-Chairman, AMWAL, Qatar
  • Vardanian, Ruben K.: President and CEO, Troika Dialog, Russia
  • Wenig, Devin President, Business Divisions, Reuters, USA
  • Wu, Thomas: Deputy Managing Director, Hopewell Holdings, Hong Kong SAR
  • Xu Ming: President, Dalian Shide Group, People's Republic of China
  • Yoon, Songyee: Vice-president of Communication Intelligence, SK-Telecom, Republic of Korea
  • Zarur, Andrey: President and Chief Executive Officer, BioProcessors Corporation, United States

[edit] 2005 Young Global Leaders

[edit] Business

See [1]

[edit] Political

See [2]. All posts held, unless otherwise stated, as of early 2005

[edit] Societal

See [3]

  • Awotwi, Violet E. - Founder and Executive Director, Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment, Ghana
  • Baggio, Rodrigo - Executive Director, Committee for Democracy in Information Technology, Brazil


[edit] Intellectual

See [4]

[edit] Arts and culture

See [6]

[edit] Opinion

See [7]