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.
Management Committee
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Mark Malloch-Brown
President
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Leonard Benardo
Executive Vice President
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Binaifer Nowrojee
Vice President, Organizational Transformation
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Salil Shetty
Vice President, Global Programs
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Laura Silber
Vice President, Advocacy and Communications
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Debbie Fine
Acting General Counsel
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Smita Singh
Chief Strategy Officer
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Samantha Stokes-Baydur
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Nicole Wilett
Chief of Staff
Senior Leadership Directors
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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 -
Goran Buldioski
Director, Berlin Office / Director, Open Society Initiative for EuropeEurope and EurasiaBerlin -
Rashida Bumbray
Director, Culture 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. -
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
DirectorEurope and EurasiaBerlin -
Brian Kagoro
Director, Justice and IntersectionalityGlobal ProgramsNairobi -
Marilyn Law
Chief Information OfficerInformation TechnologyNew York -
Kasia Malinowska
Director, Drugs PolicyNew York -
Gregory Maniatis
Director, Office of the Vice President, Global ProgramsGlobal ProgramsNew York -
Emily Martinez
Director, InitiativesGlobal ProgramsWashington 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 -
Matt Timblin
DirectorGlobal SecurityLondon -
Barry Varcoe
Global Director, Real Estate and FacilitiesGlobal Real Estate and FacilitiesLondon -
L. Muthoni Wanyeki
Regional DirectorAfrica Regional OfficeNairobi -
Chipp Winston
Global DirectorCommunicationsNew York