Women Building Peace Council
The Council is a brain trust of distinguished experts and leaders who offer their guidance and support to USIP as we elevate the voices of women peacebuilders. Drawing upon their collective expertise in the fields of gender and peacebuilding, the Council’s core role is to help select the winner of the annual Women Building Peace Award.
The Women Building Peace Council includes:
Jacqueline Adams
J Adams: Strategic Communications, LLC
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE
CEO/Founder, International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)
Gary Barker
President and CEO, Equimundo
Megan Beyer, Co-chair
Director, Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State
Marcia Myers Carlucci, Co-chair
Building Chair, Board of Trustees at National Museum of Women in the Arts
Johnnie Carson
Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace
Abigail E. Disney
Filmmaker, Philanthropist and Activist
Laurie S. Fulton
U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark (2009-2013)
Michelle J. Howard
Admiral (Ret.), United States Navy
Nancy Lindborg, Honorary Chair
President and CEO, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Shaista Mahmood
Founding Member, U.S. Pakistan Women Council
Anita McBride
Executive-In-Residence, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public Affairs, American University
Dina Powell McCormick
Global Head, Sustainability and Inclusive Growth, and Global Head, Sovereign Business, Goldman Sachs
Pat Mitchell
Founder and CEO, Pat Mitchell Media
Michelle Nunn
President and CEO, CARE USA
Maya Soetoro
Associate Specialist and Graduate Chair, Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii
Toni Verstandig
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Verstandig Family Foundation
Melanne Verveer
Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security