Leadership
The Open Society leadership team works alongside our staff, partners, and grantees to help promote the values of justice, democracy, and human rights in over 120 countries throughout the world. Our Management and Policy Committees coordinate closely to represent the needs and concerns of the network, from organization and oversight to strategy and impact. View our Global Board.
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George Soros
Founder / ChairGeorge Soros launched his philanthropic work in South Africa in 1979. Since then he has given over $32 billion to fund the Open Society Foundations, which work in over 120 countries around the world.
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Alexander Soros
Deputy ChairAlexander Soros is the deputy chair of the Open Society Global Board and a member of the Open Society-U.S. Advisory Board.
Senior Leadership
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Pedro Abramovay
Program & Regional DirectorLatin America ProgramRio de Janeiro -
Issandr Amrani
Regional DirectorMiddle East and North Africa ProgramAmman -
Maija Arbolino
Chief Financial OfficerFinanceNew York -
Anton Artemyev
Acting Regional DirectorEurasia ProgramBerlin -
Leonard Benardo
Executive Vice PresidentExecutive OfficeNew York -
Goran Buldioski
Director, Berlin Office / Director, Open Society Initiative for EuropeEurope and EurasiaBerlin -
Rashida Bumbray
Director, Culture and ArtCulture and ArtNew York -
Camilla Croso
DirectorHigher Education Support ProgramLondon -
Darius Cuplinskas
Director of the London OfficeInformation ProgramLondon -
Yamide Dagnet
Director, Climate JusticeGlobal ProgramsWashington D.C. -
Mary Fitzgerald
Director, ExpressionGlobal ProgramsLondon -
James A. Goldston
Executive DirectorOpen Society Justice InitiativeNew York -
Heather Grabbe
DirectorOpen Society European Policy InstituteBrussels -
Thomas Hilbink
DirectorGrant Making Support GroupNew York -
Sean Hinton
Director, Economic Justice Program / CEO, Soros Economic Development FundEconomic Justice ProgramLondon -
Laleh Ispahani
Co-DirectorOpen Society-U.S.New York -
Zeljko Jovanovic
DirectorRoma Initiatives OfficeBerlin -
Brian Kagoro
Director, Justice and IntersectionalityGlobal ProgramsNairobi -
Marilyn Law
Chief Information OfficerInformation TechnologyNew York -
Zsuzsanna Lippai
Acting Director, Women's Rights Program / Director of Program Development, Human Rights InitiativeWomen's Rights Program / Human Rights InitiativeWashington D.C. -
Kasia Malinowska
Director, Drugs PolicyGlobal Drug Policy ProgramNew York -
Mark Malloch-Brown
PresidentExecutive OfficeLondon -
Gregory Maniatis
Director, Office of the Vice President, Global ProgramsGlobal ProgramsNew York -
Emily Martinez
Director, InitiativesGlobal ProgramsWashington D.C. -
Sharmila Mhatre
Acting DirectorPublic Health ProgramNew York -
Binaifer Nowrojee
Vice President, Organizational TransformationTransformation ProgramWashington D.C. -
Ayisha Osori
Director, Executive Vice President’s OfficeExecutive OfficeLondon -
Thomas Perriello
Executive DirectorOpen Society-U.S.Washington D.C. -
Roque Raymundo
Acting Regional DirectorAsia Pacific Regional OfficeNew York -
Anthony Richter
Director, Special InitiativesNew York -
Natalie Samarasinghe
Global Director, AdvocacyAdvocacyLondon -
Daniela Schwarzer
Executive Director for Europe and EurasiaEurope and EurasiaBerlin -
Gail Scovell
General CounselOffice of the General CounselNew York -
Salil Shetty
Vice President, Global ProgramsGlobal ProgramsLondon -
Laura Silber
Vice President, Advocacy and CommunicationsAdvocacy and CommunicationsNew York -
Smita Singh
Chief Strategy OfficerStrategy UnitWashington D.C. -
Samantha Stokes-Baydur
Chief Human Resources OfficerHuman ResourcesLondon -
Greg Taylor
Global Director of OperationsGlobal OperationsNew York -
Matt Timblin
DirectorGlobal SecurityLondon -
Jordi Vaquer
Director, Foresight and AnalysisForesight and Analysis UnitBarcelona -
Barry Varcoe
Operations LeadGlobal Real Estate and FacilitiesLondon -
L. Muthoni Wanyeki
Regional DirectorAfrica Regional OfficeNairobi -
Nicole Wilett
Chief of StaffExecutive OfficeNew York