Linkages Series
Pushing our Boundaries. Expanding our horizons.
Focusing Global Philanthropy on
Human Rights and Media
The human rights movement is at a pivotal moment. Defending human rights demands a renewed political vision—one that is able to manage the new challenges created by AI and disinformation, that resonates with a wider range of people, and that rebuilds trust in rights and the institutions that uphold them.
With this LINKAGES program, NEID Global intends to help donors better understand the challenges facing human rights norms and institutions, and to create entry points for philanthropists seeking to get involved in shaping the future of human rights policy and action.
Participant List
Registered participants listed below will be updated regularly!
President, Association For Promotion Sustainable Development
Founder, Global Fellows in Courage
Senior Partner, The Philanthropic Initiative at The Boston Foundation
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia, United Nations
Chair, Network of Engaged International Donors
Head of Development, Videre
Founder and President, Libera
Executive Director, Godley Family Foundation
Associate Director of Equity, People, Inclusion, & Culture, Exponent Philanthropy
Program Director, Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Fellow, Harvard
Head of MMC Eastern and Southern Africa / Egypt & Yemen, Mixed Migration Centre
CEO, Solutions Journalism
President, Internews
Former President, Freedom House
Philanthropic Advisor, TPI
Executive Director, NEID Global
Vice President, Board of Directors, StratFund
CEO, Global Fund for Human Rights
Executive Director, Cristosal
Operations Manager, NEID Global
Board Member, BU
Trustee, Godley Family Foundation
Manager, Carr Foundation
CEO & Founder, RefugePoint
CEO, Kin Impact Fund
Lisa Clark
Director, Chrysalis Fund
Executive Director, Business and Human Rights Centre
Donor, Coliver Sullivan Family Fund
Executive Director, Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
Co-founder, Daraja Partners
Senior Manager for Peacebuilding & Partnerships, Humanity United
Professor, Northeastern School of Law
Advisory Board Chair at Harvard Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy
Adjunct Professor, University Laval (Quebec City)
Former Partner, PwC
Senior Partnerships Officer, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Founder and President of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS)
Head of U.S. Portfolio, The Schooner Foundation
Executive Director, Woven Foundation
Multimedia Communications Coordinator, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
Former Director of Global Partnerships, Human Rights Campaign
Executive Director, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at HKS
Managing Director, Perseus Strategies
President, Godley Family Foundation
Executive Director, Open Society Foundations, Justice Initiative
EVP, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Rockefeller Philanthropy Associates
Former Executive Director, WITNESS
CEO, Videre
Trustee, Malley-Harney Foundation
Jennifer Hartman
Trustee, Casey & Family Foundation
CA Hub Lead, NEID Global
Global Grants Director, Outright International
Senior Philanthropy & Protection Lead, Front Line Defenders
Board President, Cristosal
Manager of Member Engagement & Programs, NEID Global
Founder and Principal, Generative Connections
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), New York
Board of Trustees, United Nations Association of Greater Boston
NY Hub Lead, NEID Global
President, Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center
Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships, Seattle International Foundation
Executive Director, Global Justice Center
Founder, RISEUS
CEO, SDK Foundation/Artistic Freedom Initiative
Principal/Founder, Potenciar Advisors
Founder-in-Residence and Senior Partner, New Profit
President, Refugees International
Executive Director, The Light Foundation
President, Tinker
CEO, SIGMA East Africa Charitable Organization
Executive Director, Ban Ki-moon Foundation
David Lang
Co-Founder, Planet Humana Fund
Impact Investor/Advisor
Lana Lieman
CEO, S Online
President, Mayfield Consulting Ltd
Board Chair, Microloan Foundation
CEO, Global Development Incubator
Faculty, Harvard University
Board Member, Cristosal
Director, Center for Global Law and Justice, Northeastern Law School
Former US Special Advisor on International Disability Rights
President and CEO, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
Senior Program Officer, American Jewish World Service
Vice-President, Board of Directors, Cristosal
Program Officer, International Partnerships, Wagner Foundation
Co-Founder, Global Artivism Initiative
Democracy’s Next Chapter Fellow, Fundación Multitudes
Director of Programs, Physicians for Human Rights
VP for Resource Mobilization and Engagement, Fund for Global Human Rights
Advanced Leadership Initiative Senior Fellow, Harvard University
Communication Specialist Human Rights, Human Rights Department, Government of Sindh
Executive Director, Electronic Frontiers Foundation
Gregory Paranay
COO, Global Medical Communications, Inc.
Founder, Saphira Fund
Executive Director, The Schooner Foundation
Senior Adviser to the CEO, Freedom Fund
Tim Phillips
CEO, Beyond Conflict
Director, The Eleos Initiative
Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy; USAID Administrator (2021-2025); U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Senior Director, Principal & Major Gifts, Harvard Kennedy School
Co-Founder, The Sentry
Chief of Programs and Learning, Women Moving Millions
Human Rights Expert and Social Change Strategist, HKS
Executive Director, Media Impact Funders
Director, The Audacious Project
Director, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
Executive Director, Competence Center for Human Rights Due Diligence
Vin Ryan
Chairman, Schooner Capital
Advisor, TAI Collaborative
Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Co Founder and Partner, Dasra
President, Women's Refugee Commission
Global Engagement Manager, Alight
Managing Director, Pathstone
Open Society Graduate Associate, Harvard Law 3L, Open Society Justice Initiative, Harvard Law
Events and Program Coordinator, Carr-Ryan Center Harvard Kennedy School
Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Associate Director, Dasra
Susannah Sirkin
Steering Committee, Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition; former Director of Policy and Partnerships, Physicians for Human Rights
Co-CEO and Founder, Impact Advisors
Co-CEO and Founder, The Eleos Initiative
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Fortify Rights
Co-Founder & Co-President, The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice
President Emeritus, MADRE
Founder, Article 3 Advisors
Director – Africa & Middle East, Myriad USA
Director, Oxfam America, Private Sector Department
Vice President of Programs, American Jewish World Service
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Millennium Campus Network (MCN)
Executive Director, Tawingo Fund
Associate Professor, Boston University
Grants and Operations Associate, The Schooner Foundation
Operations Manager and Communications Support, NEID Global
Author, Former UN Spokesperson, Global Fellows in Courage
Board Member, Cristosal
Principal Consultant, Blue Spring Impact
Ambassador Marian Woodward
Ambassador, Climate for Health
Assistant Director of Communications, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
Director of Center on Forced Displacement, Boston University
International Council on Mining and Metals
