Leadership
The Open Society Foundations 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. 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
Global Board MemberAlexander Soros is the deputy chair of the Open Society Global Board and a member of the Open Society-U.S. Advisory Board.
Management Committee
Senior Leadership
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Pedro Vieira Abramovay
Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean / Director, Latin America ProgramLatin America ProgramWashington D.C. -
Issandr Amrani
Regional DirectorMiddle East and North Africa ProgramAmman -
Maija Arbolino
Chief Financial OfficerFinanceNew York -
Leonard Benardo
Vice PresidentExecutive OfficeNew York -
Goran Buldioski
Director, Berlin Office / Director, Open Society Initiative for EuropeOpen Society Initiative for EuropeBerlin -
Rashida Bumbray
DirectorCulture and ArtNew York -
Jonathan Cohen
Program DirectorPublic Health ProgramNew York -
Camilla Croso
DirectorHigher Education Support ProgramLondon -
Darius Cuplinskas
Director of the London Office and Information ProgramInformation ProgramLondon -
Michael Davidson
Acting Co-Director of Global Human ResourcesHuman ResourcesNew York -
Jordi Vaquer Fanés
Director, Global Foresight and AnalysisExecutive OfficeBarcelona -
Patrick Gaspard
PresidentExecutive OfficeNew York -
Samantha Gilbert
Special HR Advisor to the PresidentHuman ResourcesNew York -
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
Co-Director, Economic Justice Program / CEO, Soros Economic Development FundEconomic Justice ProgramLondon -
Alethia Jones
DirectorOpen Society Fellowship ProgramNew York -
Zeljko Jovanovic
DirectorRoma Initiatives OfficeBerlin -
Sarah Klaus
DirectorEarly Childhood ProgramLondon -
Johanna Chao Kreilick
Executive OfficerStrategy UnitNew York -
Marilyn Law
Chief Information OfficerInformation TechnologyNew York -
Martha Loerke
DirectorScholarship ProgramsNew York -
Kasia Malinowska
DirectorGlobal Drug Policy ProgramNew York -
Gregory Maniatis
DirectorInternational Migration InitiativeNew York -
Tatyana Margolin
Regional DirectorEurasia ProgramNew York -
Emily Martinez
DirectorHuman Rights InitiativeWashington D.C. -
Julie McCarthy
Co-DirectorEconomic Justice ProgramNew York -
Julie Muyenje
Acting Co-Director of Global Human ResourcesHuman ResourcesLondon -
Binaifer Nowrojee
Regional Director, Asia PacificAsia Pacific Regional Office -
Thomas Perriello
Executive DirectorOpen Society-U.S.New York -
Kavita Ramdas
DirectorWomen’s Rights ProgramNew York -
Anthony Richter
Director, Special InitiativesExecutive OfficeNew York -
Gail Scovell
General CounselOffice of the General CounselNew York -
Laura Silber
Chief Communications OfficerCommunicationsNew York -
Greg Taylor
Global Director of OperationsGlobal OperationsNew York -
Matt Timblin
DirectorGlobal SecurityLondon -
Susan Valentine
Acting DirectorProgram on Independent JournalismLondon -
Barry Varcoe
Global Director of Real Estate and FacilitiesGlobal Real Estate and FacilitiesLondon -
L. Muthoni Wanyeki
Regional DirectorAfrica Regional OfficeLondon -
Nicole Wilett
Chief of StaffExecutive OfficeNew York