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 and Programmes Officer
Jonathan McKay
Based in New York
General Counsel
Tabatha Bruce
Based in London
Country Lead, Ethiopia
Liya Haile
Based in Addis Ababa
Head of Transformation and Inclusion
Angela Gachui
Based in Nairobi
Head of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation
Melissa Cronin
Based in USA
Global Head of Human Resource
Njeri Kinyanjui
Based in Nairobi
Global Head of Impact
Pamela Mallinga
Based in Nairobi
Country Lead, Rwanda
Tiva Kananura
Based in Rwanda
Chief Financial Officer
Mutaf Rifat
Board Members
Chair Emeritus of Girl Effect
Maria Eitel
Chair Emeritus of Girl Effect
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
Chairman of UKI Investments
Jacob Schimmel
UK Board Member
Co Chair/ Board Member, The Moth
Deborah Dugan
USA Board Member
Manager - External Affairs for East and Southern Africa, World Bank Group
Edith Jibunoh
USA Board Member
Leader, Head of Spencer Stuart CEO practice
Jim Citrin
USA Board Member
Chair of Girl Effect and Chairman of the Board of Condé Nast
Jonathan Newhouse
USA and UK Board Chair
General Partner at Canaan
Nina Kjellson
USA Board Member
Producer, director, actor and activist
Salma Hayek Pinault
USA Board Member
Venture Partner at Atlantica Ventures and co-founder of tech businesses BRCK Inc. and Ushahidi Inc.
Juliana Rotich
USA Board Member
Soccer champion and entrepreneur
Alex Morgan
USA Board Member
VP, Chief Public Policy & Social Impact Officer, NIKE, Inc. & President, NIKE Foundation
Jorge G. Casimiro
USA and UK Board Member
Executive Director, Serum Institute of India
Natasha Poonawalla
USA Board Member