PrintOur Leadership
Vision, commitment, leadership—IYF’s Board of Directors brings forth these and other qualities each year so IYF can realize new milestones in youth development. And 2010 was no exception.
We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to departing members: Maria Livanos Cattaui and Penina Mlama. We welcome our newest member Joseph Matalon—a leading corporate executive in Jamaica who is committed to improving the lives of today’s youth. IYF is also very pleased to welcome Peter Woicke back to the Board in 2011.
Current Board Members
United States |
Douglas L. Becker, Chair CEO, Laureate Education Inc |
Jordan |
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah Founder, Jordan River Foundation, UNICEF’s First Eminent Advocate for Children |
Singapore |
Bernise Ang NGO Founder, Syinc |
United Kingdom |
Sir David Bell Former Chair, Financial Times Group |
Australia |
Bill Conn Former Board Chair, Foundation for Young Australians |
Egypt |
Raghda El Ebrashi Founder, Alashanek ya Balady Association for Sustainable Development |
France |
Olivier Fleurot Chief Executive Officer, MS&L Group |
United States |
Henrietta Holsman Fore Former Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
Uruguay-Spain |
Enrique V. Iglesias Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat, Madrid |
United States |
Rick R. Little Chief Executive Officer, Silatech |
Jamaica |
Joseph M. Matalon Chair, ICD Group Limited |
Brazil |
Helio Mattar President of the Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption |
United States |
Helen Ostrowski Former CEO, Porter Novelli |
United States |
William S. Reese President and CEO, International Youth Foundation |
United States |
Richard F. Schubert, Chairman Emeritus Chairman of National Job Corps Association |
Finland |
Veli Sundbäck Former Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Responsibility, Nokia Corporation |
United States |
Peter Woicke Former CEO, International Financial Corporation |
United States |
Connie Wong Former President of Hutchison Whampoa and Founder/CEO of Vidiator Technology Inc. |
Former Board Members
Hon. Pär Stenbäck, Finland
Former Secretary General, Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(1990-1996)
Inonge Mutumbaetwa
Mbikusita-Lewanika, Ph.D., Zambia
Zambian Ambassador to European Union
(1991- 2001)
Luisa Mendoza de Pulido, Venezuela
Founding Executive Member, Federation of Private Foundations
(1991-1993)
Shoichi Saba, Japan
Former Chairman and CEO,
Toshiba Corporation
(1991-1996)
Hon. Rita Süssmuth, Ph.D., Germany
Former President and Member of the German Bundestag
(1991-2000)
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II
Philippines
President and CEO, Ayala Corporation
(1994-2003)
Maria Livanos Cattaui, Switzerland
Member of the Board of Directors, Petroplus Holdings, Switzerland
(1994-2010)
Arnold Langbo, Canada
Former Chairman and CEO, Kellogg Company
(1995-2005)
Yuzaburo Mogi, Japan
President and CEO, Kikkoman Corporation
(1996-2000)
Sten A. Akestam, Sweden
Former President of Lions Club International
(1998-2004)
Sari Baldauf, Finland
Board Member of Hewlett Packard and Daimler Corporation
(2000-2009)
Penina Mlama, Tanzania
Executive Director, Campaign for Female Education
(2002-2010)
Adam Smith, Australia
CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians
(2005-2008)
Benita Singh, United States
Co-founder of Mercado Global
(2006-2009)