Our people
Our Trustees and Leadership team bring together a diverse mix of expertise – in media, mobile, brand and international development. Like everyone at Girl Effect, they share a deep and energetic commitment to empowering girls to change their lives.
Leadership

CEO
Jessica Posner Odede
Based in Nairobi

Chief Creative Programming Officer
Jonathan McKay
Based in New York

Head of Impact
Jo Hemmings
Based in London

General Counsel
Tabatha Bruce
Based in London

Interim Chief Development Officer
Tisha Hyter
Based in Washington, DC

Country Lead, Ethiopia
Liya Haile
Based in Addis Ababa

Country Lead, Tanzania
Dolorosa Duncan
Based in Dar es Salaam

Country Director, Rwanda
Samantha Diouf
Based in Kigali

Country Lead, India
Kanishk Kabiraj
Based in Mumbai

Head of Programmes
Nicky Davies
Based in London

Director of Communications
Lucy Hopkins-Parkinson
Based in London

Director of Marketing
Lucia Hayes
Based in London

Interim Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Dan Youmans
Based in London

Director of Executive Initiatives
Alex Hammer Ducas
Based in New York
Board Members

Chair of Girl Effect and Co-Chair of the NIKE Foundation
Maria Eitel
USA and UK Board Chair

Head of New Product Experimentation at Facebook
Ime Archibong
UK Board Member

Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Erin Hohlfelder
USA and UK Board Member

The Times Group, India
Trishla Jain
USA and UK Board Member

Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, NIKE INC
Hilary Krane
USA and UK Board Member

Chairman of UKI Investments
Jacob Schimmel
UK Board Member

Co Chair/ Board Member, The Moth
Deborah Dugan
USA Board Member

External and Corporate Relations (ECR) Manager for Infrastructure, World Bank Group
Edith Jibunoh
USA Board Member

Leader, Head of Spencer Stuart CEO practice
Jim Citrin
USA Board Member

Chairman of the Board of Condé Nast
Jonathan Newhouse
USA Board Member

General Partner at Canaan
Nina Kjellson
USA Board Member

Producer, director, actor and activist
Salma Hayek Pinault
USA Board Member