The Board of Directors is comprised of 20 constituencies representing all the partners of the partnership. A Board member and an alternate Board member represent each constituency. Board members serve for 2 years.

• Julia Gillard is the Chair of the Board of Directors.
• Serigne Mbaye Thiam is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.

Developing country partners

Constituency	Board members	Alternate Board members
Africa 1 Eritrea, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia (Somaliland and Puntland), Tanzania (Mainland and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe	Elyas Abdi Jillaow Director, Project Coordination and Delivery, Ministry of Education, Kenya	Paul Mavima Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Zimbabwe
Africa 2 Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania Niger, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Togo	Marie Thérèse Volahaingo Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training, Madagascar	Titora Tawuim épouse Bankati Secrétaire générale du Ministère des Enseignements primaire et secondaire, Togo
Africa 3 Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Sudan	Deng Deng Hoc Yai Minister of Education, Science and Technology, South Sudan	Alpha O. Timbo Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone
Asia and the Pacific Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Vietnam	Akram-Al-Hossain Secretary, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Bangladesh	Mahesh Prasad Dahal Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Nepal
Eastern Europe, Middle East and Central Asia Afghanistan, Albania, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Sudan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen	Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi Minister of Education, Afghanistan	Sherzod Shermatov Minister of Education, Uzbekistan
Latin America and the Caribbean Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Luis Fernandez Director General de Educación Primaria del Ministerio de Educación, Nicaragua	Didacus Jules Director General, OECS

Donor partners

Constituency	Board members	Alternate Board members
Donor 1 Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland	Donatienne Hissard Deputy Director for Sustainable Development French Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Sabina Handschin Senior Education Policy Advisor, Head of Education Unit, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Donor 2 Denmark, Sweden	Anna Rosendahl Head of Unit for Global Social Development Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)	Line Baagö-Rasmussen Senior Development Adviser, Human Capital, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Donor 3 Canada, United Kingdom	Alicia Herbert Head, Youth and Education Department (YED), Department for International Development, United Kingdom	Nancy Smyth Director General, Social Development Global Issues and Development Branch, Global Affairs Canada
Donor 4 Finland, Ireland, Norway, United Arab Emirates	Paul Richard Fife Director, Department for Global Health and Education - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)	Nooh Al Hammadi Development and Innovation Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates
Donor 5 European Commission, Germany, Italy, Spain	Marjeta Jager Deputy Director General at the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission	Ina von Frantzius Head of the Education Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Donor 6 Australia, Japan, Korea, United States	Sue Graves Director of Health and Education Funds, Multilateral Development and Finance Division, Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Julie Cram Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Civil society organizations

Constituency	Board members	Alternate Board members
Civil Society Organizations 1 * International/Northern	Kira Boe Education Policy Lead, Oxfam	Yona Nestel Senior Education Advocacy and Policy Advisor, Plan International
Civil Society Organizations 2 Developing Country	Camila Croso Coordinator of Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE)	Maria Khan Secretary General of Asia Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE)
Civil Society Organizations 3 Teaching Profession	Gifty Anyogbe Apanbil Deputy Secretary General at Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT)	Haldis Holst Deputy General Secretary, Education International

Private sector

Constituency	Board members	Alternate Board members
Private Sector	David Boutcher Board member of Theirworld and the Global Business Coalition for Education, and Partner in Reed Smith LLP	Lisa Belzberg Executive Board Member, Global Business Coalition for Education

Private Foundations

Constituency	Board members	Alternate Board members
Private Foundations	Randa Grob-Zakhary CEO, Insights for Education	TBD

Multilateral agencies

Constituency	Board members	Alternate Board members
Multilateral Agency 1 UNESCO	Stefania Giannini Assistant Director General, Education, UNESCO	Jordan Naidoo Director, Education 2030 Support and Coordination, UNESCO
Multilateral Agency 2 UNICEF/UNHCR	Omar Abdi Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF	Daniel Endres Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR
Multilateral Agency 3 Multilateral and Regional Banks	Luis Benveniste Regional Director, Human Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank	Amadou Thierno Diallo Director, Economic and Social Infrastructure Department, Islamic Development Bank

* More information about joining the Northern CSO constituency

The Board of Directors meets face-to-face generally twice a year to review progress and make strategic decisions. Other meetings may be held throughout the year as needed. See all Board meetings below, including documents circulated and decisions made.

Five committees support the Board in fulfilling its functions in a strategic, transparent, and efficient manner.

Coordinating Committee: facilitates the work of the other Board committees; makes time-sensitive decisions between face-to-face meetings of the Board and acts as a sounding board for the Chief Executive Officer on matters regarding the Secretariat’s roles and responsibilities.

Mandate | Members | Chair: Julia Gillard

Finance and Risk Committee: oversees risk management practices, financial management and audit arrangements of GPE and its resources; provides advice to the Board to ensure that GPE resources are being managed efficiently, and consistently with its mission, objectives and policies.

Mandate | Members | Chair: Céline Place

Governance and Ethics Committee: oversees global governance arrangements and ethical standards as well as recommends policies, practices, and/or procedures to the Board to ensure that GPE is structured, governed and functioning effectively and ethically at the global level.

Mandate | Members | Chair: Nesmy Manigat

Grants and Performance Committee: recommends grant proposals to reflect GPE strategic priorities and make decision on proposed revisions; tracks progress on the portfolio of grants awarded from GPE resources and oversees the education sector plan quality assurance process.

Mandate | Members | Chair: Sally Gear

Strategy and Impact Committee: oversees the development of strategies and policies that promote best practices and foster innovation in education; monitors the implementation of GPE’s strategic plan, provides recommendations for the annual results report, and oversees independent evaluations of GPE.

Mandate | Members | Chair: David Archer