Read the reflection article by Writing Fellow Sohini Mukherjee. Public Service and Global Leadership: A Conversation with Ban Ki-moon Watch on YouTube. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 The Honorable Ban Ki-moon was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving two consecutive terms, from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2016. As Secretary-General, he focused on mobilizing world leaders around a set of new global challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy and … Continue reading “Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations”
Leadership at the USDA, UNICEF, and Beyond Watch on YouTube. Ann Veneman is the former Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), where she directed a staff of more than 11,000 people in more than 150 countries around the world. In 2009, she was named to the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list and has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. From 2001 to 2005, Veneman was Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), … Continue reading “Ann Veneman, Former Executive Director of UNICEF and former Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)”
The Role of WHO: A Leader’s Perspective Watch on YouTube. Gro Harlem Brundtland (MPH ’65) was the Director-General of the World Health Organization from 1998-2003 and first woman Prime Minister of Norway. In 2010, the UN Secretary General appointed her a member of his “High Level Global Sustainability Panel”. In the 1980s, she served as chair of the World Commission of Environment and Development, also known as the Brundtland Commission, and drew international attention to the need for sustainable development. … Continue reading “Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former World Health Organization Director-General”
