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 -
Leonard Benardo
Executive Vice President -
Binaifer Nowrojee
Vice President, Organizational Transformation -
Salil Shetty
Vice President, Global Programs -
Laura Silber
Vice President, Advocacy and Communications -
Debbie Fine
Acting General Counsel -
Smita Singh
Chief Strategy Officer -
Samantha Stokes-Baydur
Chief Human Resources Officer -
Nicole Wilett
Chief of Staff