Team: Board of Directors

Maysa Jalbout is a recognized leader in international development and philanthropy. She is deeply committed to supporting the most vulnerable people in the world through her expertise in education, jobs and technology. A true industry veteran, Jalbout has 25 years of experience in building effective organizations, initiatives and innovative partnerships in Canada, the Middle East and in developing nations.

As Visiting Scholar and Special Advisor on the UN Sustainable Development Goals at MIT and ASU, she is advising them on how to deploy their talent, resources and technology to developing solutions for some of the world’s biggest challenges.

She was the founding CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education – a landmark philanthropic initiative based in Dubai with a budget of $1 billion. Within four years, Maysa built the foundation into one of the most respected institutions in the region and abroad, having established tens of partnerships, multiple programs and reached over 30,000 youth from 18 countries through high quality tech-enabled education programs.

Forbes recognized Maysa as one of the 100 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab world in 2016-2018. Her Alma mater, McMaster University, recognized her as Distinguished Alumni for the Arts in 2018.

She has held senior roles including as the founding CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation and trusted advisor to global leaders, philanthropists, companies and aid agencies investing in the developing world.

Jalbout accredits her early career years in Canada – working on global education, development and youth employment – with preparing her for the challenging issues and organizations she manages today. She served at Global Affairs Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada.

In her capacity as Non-resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, Jalbout’s extensive regional and international experience has also allowed her to produce visible research and thought leadership strategies in education.

As a former refugee, Jalbout is passionate about supporting refugees. She has authored a series of reports on refugee education, developed national strategies endorsed by global leaders and designed high impact initiatives funded by philanthropists.

Jalbout has served on the boards of well-recognized non-profit organizations. She is currently a member of the Boards of Governors of the International Baccalaureate Organization and Generation. She is also a champion of women social entrepreneurs.

Anne-Marie Slaughter is the CEO of New America, a think and action tank dedicated to renewing America in the Digital Age. She is also the Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2009–2011, she served as director of policy planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. Upon leaving the State Department she received the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award for her work leading the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, as well as meritorious service awards from USAID and the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe. Prior to her government service, Dr. Slaughter was the Dean of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs from 2002–2009 and the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at Harvard Law School from 1994-2002.

Dr. Slaughter has written or edited eight books, including The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World (2017), Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family (2015), The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World (2007), and A New World Order (2004), as well as over 100 scholarly articles. She was the convener and academic co-chair, with Professor John Ikenberry, of the Princeton Project on National Security, a multi-year research project aimed at developing a new, bipartisan national security strategy for the United States. In 2012 she published the article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” in the Atlantic, which quickly became the most read article in the history of the magazine and helped spawn a renewed national debate on the continued obstacles to genuine full male-female equality.

Dr. Slaughter is a contributing editor to the Financial Times and writes a bi-monthly column for Project Syndicate. She provides frequent commentary for both mainstream and new media and curates foreign policy news for over 140,000 followers on Twitter. Foreign Policy magazine named her to their annual list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. She received a B.A. from Princeton, an M.Phil and D.Phil in international relations from Oxford, where she was a Daniel M. Sachs Scholar, and a J.D. from Harvard. She is married to Professor Andrew Moravcsik; they live in Princeton with their two sons.

Michael Silber is a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company’s New York Office. He is a member of McKinsey’s Partnership Service Team and Shareholders Council. He also serves as McKinsey’s Chief Financial Officer. Michael led our Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products practice from 2008-2014. Since joining the Firm in 1991, Michael has focused on growth and performance transformation of leading global entities through strategy, M&A, operational performance and organizational health.

Dr. Mona Mourshed is the founding CEO of Generation.

Mona has decades of experience as a leader in the education and workforce space. She authored widely cited education reports, including Education to Employment: Getting Europe’s Youth Into Work, Education to Employment: Designing a System That Works, How the World’s Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better, and How the World’s Best Performing School Systems Come Out on Top.

Mona previously founded and led McKinsey & Company’s global education practice, and led McKinsey’s global social responsibility agenda.

She was selected as one of Fortune Magazine’s ’40 under 40’, sits on the boards of Last Mile Health, New America and Teach for All, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, is a Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Entrepreneur, and previously served on the Board of Governors of the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Mona has a B.A. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from MIT. She holds dual Egyptian and American citizenship.

Kevin Steinberg is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ascent Leadership Networks. He brings over 25 years of experience advising global CEOs and other leaders and deep expertise in global industry trends at the intersection of investment, social impact and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to launching Ascent, Kevin served as the Global Chief Operating Officer for Spencer Stuart’s Leadership Advisory Services group. There, he was responsible for leading efforts supporting the firm’s portfolio of advisory services, which includes executive assessment, CEO succession planning, board effectiveness, and other leadership & culture-related consulting.

Previously, Kevin served as the President of Purpose, a strategic consultancy and digital agency focused on stakeholder engagement and social impact. There he led numerous projects for corporate and non-profit companies building movements and new power models to tackle the world’s biggest problems.

Kevin was the Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer of the World Economic Forum USA, the North American affiliate of the WEF. During his tenure, he guided the organization from its inception to engagement with over 1000 global companies, and oversaw numerous active initiatives, projects and global events. He also held a number of roles in Switzerland, including leading the foundation’s relationship management function, its Centre for Global Industries, and its Risk Response Network.

He began his career spending ten years with McKinsey & Company, where he advised wholesale financial institutions on strategy and change management. He sits on several additional for-profit and nonprofit boards, including Claridge, Inc., the Jewish Arts Collaborative, the McKinsey Social Initiative, and Opportunity Network.

Kevin graduated from Stanford University with an MBA and JD, with distinction, and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University, magna cum laude, and was formerly an adjunct professor at Brandeis University’s International Business School.