…The World Economic Forum today unveils the world’s most promising 112 Young Global Leaders under the age of 40, involved in activities ranging from advocating for public healthcare to campaigning for inclusivity in medical research
…They join a group of Nobel Prize recipients, Pulitzer winners, heads of state and chief executive officers committed to improving the state of the world
WED 10 MARCH, 2021-theGBJournal- The world’s most driven researchers, innovative entrepreneurs, activists and promising political leaders between the ages of 30 and 40 are today joining the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Class of 2021.
The Forum of Young Global Leaders was founded in 2005 by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, to create a world where leaders take responsibility for a sustainable future, while meeting increasingly complex and interrelated challenges.
Today, there are 1,400 members and alumni from more than 120 countries. Notable members include prime ministers Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin, President Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica, actor Yao Chen, lawyer Amal Clooney and filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu.
YGLs are active in today’s most exciting and dynamic fields and focus on impact. In the past year they have worked on more than 30 COVID-19-related initiatives, including expanding the use of free public digital health services, launching data challenges to build an ecosystem that can help tackle the pandemic, creating mobile intensive care shelters, opening mental health support platforms and working on vaccine development
The class of 2021 is gender equal and has representatives from 56 countries. Members will take part in a five-year programme, which offers executive education courses, expeditions and opportunities to collaborate and test ideas among a trusted network of peers.
“The YGL Class of 2021 is comprised of thoughtful and courageous leaders who will shape a more sustainable and inclusive post-pandemic era,” said Mariah Levin, Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders.
“We are delighted to welcome the class of 2021 at a time when cultivating responsible leadership is needed more than ever to steer us through the multiple challenges the world is facing,” said Nicole Schwab, Board Member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders.
Meet the 2021 YGL Class
Academia and Research
Abasi Ene-Obong, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, 54gene, United States of America
Dalal Saeb Iriqat, Vice-President for International Relations, Arab American University-Palestine, Palestinian Territories
Devi Sridhar, University Lecturer in Global Health Politics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Ibram X Kendi, Director of the Center for Antiracist Research, Boston University, United States of America
Izkia Siches, President, Medical College of Chile, Chile
Lu Chaoyang, Professor, University of Science and Technology of China, People’s Republic of China
Peter Biar Ajak, Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Faculty, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, United States of America
Tom Crowther, Professor of Global Ecosystem Ecology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Wu Chen, Deputy Director, Department of International Collaboration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People’s Republic of China
Arts, Media and Sports
Adriana Cargill, Independent Journalist, United States of America
Christoph Bornschein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TLGG (Torben, Lucie und die gelbe Gefahr), Germany
Faouzi Khlifi (known as El Seed), Artist and Founder, El Seed Studio, Tunisia
Hu Ge, Actor, Hu Ge Studio, People’s Republic of China
Jessica Mauboy, Artist, Parade Management, Australia
Li Ni, Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Bilibili Inc., People’s Republic of China
Lukas Nelson, Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist, United States of America
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Captain, Bangladesh Cricket Team, Bangladesh
Nathalia Arcuri, Founder/President, Me Poupe, Brazil
Rohan Ramakrishnan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The ASEAN Post, Malaysia
Wang Guan, Chief Correspondent, CGTN, People’s Republic of China
Banking and Investment
Brian Kaufmann, Portfolio Manager; Head, Private Investments; Management Committee Member, Viking Global Investors, United States of America
Catherine Lenson, Chief Human Resources Officer, SoftBank Investment Advisors (UK), United Kingdom
Cristina Fonseca, Chief Executive Officer, Cleverly, Portugal
Daniel Ahn, Managing Director, Chief US Economist, Head of Markets 360 and North America, BNP Paribas, United States of America
Gregoire Pictet, Chief Executive Officer, Pictet North America, Banque Pictet and Cie, Switzerland
He Zhengyu, Principal Scientist, Ant Group, People’s Republic of China
Lee Seung Gun, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Viva Republica (Toss), Republic of Korea
Luis Felipe Cervantes Legorreta, Principal and Head of Mexico Office, General Atlantic, United States of America
Mohammad Salem Omaid, Chief Executive Officer, Azizi Bank, Afghanistan
Business
Andrey A. Guryev, Chief Executive Officer, PJSC PhosAgro, Russian Federation
Anne-Laure De Chammard, Group Chief Strategy Officer, ENGIE Group, France
Claudia Vergueiro Massei, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Oman, Oman
Dana Juffali, Business Development Director, Khaled Juffali Energy and Utilities, Saudi Arabia
Erica Alessandri, Member of the Board, Technogym, Italy
Gareth Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Mitbana, Singapore
Haley Lowry, Global Sustainability Director, Dow, United States of America
Kishin Rk, Chief Executive Officer, RB Capital, Singapore
Laure Forgeron, Managing Director – Head of Facultative Underwriting EMEA, Swiss Reinsurance Company, Switzerland
Liam Sobey, Vice President of Merchandising, Sobeys, Canada
Matthew Chamberlain, Chief Executive, London Metal Exchange, United Kingdom
Mohamed Al Hashemi, Country Head, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Majid Al Futtaim Group, Majid Al Futtaim Retail, United Arab Emirates
Nari Kahle, Head, Transformation and Operational Excellence, Volkswagen, Germany
Nirvana Chaudhary, Managing Director, Chaudhary Group, Nepal
Ricardo Weder, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JUSTO, Mexico
Roongchat Boonyarat, Director, Chief Executive and Operating Officer, Malee Group, Thailand
Rose Damen, Managing Director, Damen Yachting; Non-Executive Member of the Board, Damen Holding, Netherlands
Shreevar Kheruka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Borosil, India
Sophie Kim Seul Ah, Founder, Market Kurly, Republic of Korea
Srikanth Bolla, Chief Executive Officer, Bollant Industries, India
Sylvia Wiesner, Vice-President Foods DACH, Unilever, Germany
Tanit Chearavanont, Director, Siam Makro, Charoen Pokphand Group, Thailand
Civil Society and Social Entrepreneurship
Amit Paley, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, The Trevor Project, United States of America
Anulika Ajufo, Principal, Soros Economic Development Fund, United Kingdom
Deepika Padukone, Founder, The Live Love Laugh Foundation, India
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), Chad
Jessica Jackson, Chief Advocacy Officer, Reform Alliance, United States of America
Jocelyn Formsma, Executive Director, National Association of Friendship Centres, Canada
Roberto Patiño, Chief Executive Officer, Convive, Venezuela
Sangu Delle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Health Holdings, Ghana
Sinéad Burke, Chief Executive Officer, Tilting the Lens, Ireland
Zolzaya Batkhuyag, Founder and Head of Board, Women for Change, Mongolia
Wawira Njiru, Founder, Food for Education, Kenya
Global Health and Healthcare
Arvan Chan, Regional Vice-President, International and Corporate Operations, Centene Corporation, United States of America
Burcu Ozturk, Chief Financial Officer, MLP Saglik Hizmetleri, Turkey
Conrod Kelly, Executive Director, Global Social Determinants and Population Health, Merck and Co., United States of America
David Alexander Walcott, Founder and Managing Partner, Novamed, Jamaica
Qian Zhuang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zhiwo Explore Education and Technology, People’s Republic of China
Shiho Azuma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lily MedTech, Japan
Terrence Kommal, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Medical Expert Consulting Group, South Africa
Vasudha Vats, Global Commercial Lead/Senior Director, Pfizer, United States of America
Vivek Ramaswamy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Roivant Sciences, United States of America
Professional Services
Ameya Prabhu, Managing Partner, UAP Advisors, India
Alexis Crow, Global Head, Geopolitical Investing, PwC, United States of America
Emily Serazin, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group, United States of America
Esraa Al-Buti, Partner, EY, Saudi Arabia
Laura Gersch, Member of the Board of Management, Corporate Pensions, Allianz Lebensversicherungs, Germany
Lucy Cooper, Managing Director/Head of Innovation, Europe, Accenture, United Kingdom
Luiza Mattos, Partner; Head of Healthcare South America, Bain and Company, Brazil
Megan Greenfield, Partner, McKinsey and Company, United States of America
Sanae Lahlou, Director of the African Business Unit, Mazars Maroc, Morocco
Public Figures
Adriana Ortiz, President, National Handcraft Institute (IPA), Paraguay
Alanoud Bint Hamad Al-Thani, Managing Director, Qatar Financial Centre Authority, Qatar
Alberto de Belaunde, Congressman, Congress of Peru
Amélie de Montchalin, Secretary of State, European Affairs, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
Andrew Bragg, Senator for New South Wales, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
Fawaz Farooqui, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia
Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, Member of the Knesset, Israel
Garlin Gilchrist II, Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan, United States of America
Lea Wermelin, Minister for Environment, Denmark
Maleeka Bokhari, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice of Pakistan
Martin Guzman, Minister of Economy, Argentina
Ronald Lamola, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, South Africa
Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United States of America
Vera Daves de Sousa, Minister of Finance, Angola
Virginijus Sinkevicius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, European Commission, Belgium
Technology
Achmad Zaky, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bukalapak, Indonesia
Aditi Avasthi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Indiavidual Learning, India
Alexander de Carvalho, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Public Group International, United Kingdom
Anneliese Schulz, Regional President, Asia-Pacific and Japan, Software AG, Singapore
Clarisse Iribagiza, President, DMM.HeHe, Rwanda
Elham Al Qasim, Chief Executive Officer, Digital14, United Arab Emirates
Francesca Chia, Chief Executive Officer, GoGet, Malaysia
Gazal Kalra, Co-Founder, Rivigo, India
Hitesh Wadhwa, Vice-President – Strategic Initiatives, Tech Mahindra, India
Hriday Ravindranath, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Global Services, BT Group, India
Kira Radinsky, Co-Founder, Diagnostic Robotics, Israel
Obi Ozor, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Kobo360, Nigeria
Paul Rivera, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kalibrr Technology Ventures, Philippines
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, Vice-President, International Rides, Uber, Netherlands
Suren Aloyan, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dasaran, Armenia
Xue Peng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Beijing Tongcheng Biying Technology, People’s Republic of China
Yifan Li, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Hesai Tech, People’s Republic of China
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