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 Committee represents 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 DirectorEurope and EurasiaBerlin -
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 -
Premesh Chandran
Regional Program Director, Asia Pacific Regional OfficeAsia Pacific Regional Office -
Camilla Croso
Division Director, InitiativesLondon -
Darius Cuplinskas
Division DirectorExecutive OfficeLondon -
Yamide Dagnet
Director, Climate JusticeGlobal ProgramsWashington D.C. -
Debbie Fine
Acting General CounselOffice of the General CounselNew York -
Mary Fitzgerald
Director, ExpressionGlobal ProgramsLondon -
James A. Goldston
Executive DirectorOpen Society Justice InitiativeNew York -
Heather Grabbe
DirectorEurope and EurasiaBrussels -
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 -
Kasia Malinowska
Director, Drugs PolicyNew York -
Mark Malloch-Brown
PresidentExecutive OfficeLondon -
Gregory Maniatis
Director, Office of the Vice President, Global ProgramsGlobal ProgramsNew York -
Michael Marks
Acting Global Director, Real Estate and FacilitiesGlobal Real Estate and FacilitiesNew York -
Emily Martinez
Director, InitiativesGlobal ProgramsWashington D.C. -
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. -
Minar Pimple
Director, Transformation TeamTransformation Program -
Anthony Richter
Director, Special InitiativesNew York -
Natalie Samarasinghe
Global Director, AdvocacyAdvocacyLondon -
Daniela Schwarzer
Executive Director for Europe and EurasiaEurope and EurasiaBerlin -
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 -
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