Council of Women World Leaders: Leadership

We are governed by a small and cohesive Board of Directors who share a commitment to the goals and objectives of the United Nations Charter and the UN’s work on behalf of economic, social, environmental and humanitarian causes.

	Dalia Grybauskaitė: Chair, President, Republic of Lithuania, 2009-Present Chair President, Republic of Lithuania, 2009-Present Dalia Grybauskaitė is the current President of the Republic of Lithuania, elected on May 17, 2009. View Full Bio »

	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir: Founding Chair, President, Iceland, 1980-1996 Founding Chair, President, Iceland, 1980-1996 With her election as President of Iceland in 1980, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became the first female head of state in the world. View Full Bio »

	Tarja Halonen: Chair Emerita, President, Finland, 2000-2012 Chair Emerita, President, Finland, 2000-2012 In 2000, Tarja Halonen became the President of Finland. She was the first woman to have won that office. View Full Bio »

	Kim Campbell: Chair Emerita, Prime Minister, Canada, 1993 Chair Emerita, Prime Minister, Canada, 1993 Kim Campbell is the first and only woman Prime Minister of Canada. View Full Bio »

	Mary Robinson: Chair Emerita President, Ireland, 1990-1997 Chair Emerita President, Ireland, 1990-1997 Mary Robinson served as the seventh, and first female, President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997. View Full Bio »

	Margot Wallström: Chair Ministerial Initiative, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2014-Present Chair Ministerial Initiative, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2014-Present Margot Wallström has had a long and illustrious career in both Swedish and European Union Politics. View Full Bio »

	Madeline Albright: Founding Chair Ministerial Initiative, U. S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001 Founding Chair Ministerial Initiative, U. S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001 Madeleine Albright became the first female Secretary of State in 1997. View Full Bio »

	Laura Liswood: Founder and Secretary General, 1996-Present Founder and Secretary General, 1996-Present In 1996, Laura Liswood co-founded the Council of Women World Leaders and became the Secretary General, a role that she has held since then. View Full Bio »

	Kathy Calvin: President and CEO United Nations Foundation, 2003-Present President and CEO United Nations Foundation, 2003-Present Kathy Calvin is the President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation. In her time leading the UN Foundation, Calvin has worked to increase partnerships with like-minded organizations, foundations, and corporations, including the Council of Women World Leaders. View Full Bio »