University names 18 future leaders as 2008 World Fellows
The 18 accomplished individuals from around the globe who will come to campus
in the fall as the 2008 Yale World Fellows have been announced by President
Richard C. Levin. Reporting on the Taliban, al Qaeda and Islamism in the volatile tribal region
along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and in Pakistan’s conservative
Frontier Province, Imtiaz Ali’s work brings to light events unfolding
on the frontline of the war on terror. From her platform in the Court of the Crown Prince, Marwah Al-Khalifa spearheads
youth leadership programs that aim to equip young people with education and
training for Bahrain’s increasingly diverse economy. By rigorously upholding
criteria based on merit, rather than religious affiliation, she also helps
bridge the Sunni-Shi’a divide among Bahrain’s youth population. As the founder of a leading Afghan non-governmental organization, Orzala
Ashraf Nemat has devoted 10 years to establishing and delivering training programs
to Afghan women and children in refugee communities in Pakistan and in Afghanistan
proper. Often putting herself directly at risk, she has launched literacy and
health education programs for women and girls, and she is increasingly involved
in political advocacy and development at the national level. With almost a decade of experience in
an emerging economy’s financial markets, Emmanuel Asiedu works to boost
Ghana’s economic development through strategic asset management and investment
initiatives. Sandra Breka manages a range of international programs for the Robert Bosch
Foundation, focusing on Southeast Europe, India and other regions and transatlantic
relations. She combines research and policy analysis with strategic program
development, and has greatly widened the foundation’s geographic scope
and impact. As a management consultant, Gilbert Doumit designs and facilitates the organizational
development of local and multinational companies, civil society groups and
international organizations throughout Lebanon and the Middle East. He also
applies his skills to social initiatives and is active in a range of civic
initiatives that aim to build democracy and end the political crisis in Lebanon. Nicola Harrington brings a broad knowledge of developing countries and on-the-ground
experience to her work for 21 United Nations (U.N.) agencies in Brussels, where
she influences the policies and practices of the European Union in support
of sustainable human development. Her efforts have turned the U.N. into a key
source of guidance for the European Parliament in its decision-making on international
development issues. Gavin Hood provides legal and policy advice to the U.K. foreign secretary
on counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Previously, he was senior international cooperation adviser to the Office of
the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, having worked on investigations
in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Darfur. As co-founder of the Health Policy Institute, the first independent think
tank on health policy in Japan, James Kondo has helped bring about major reforms
in Japan’s health care system. He also founded and is chair of the board
of Table for Two, a global social enterprise addressing hunger in developing
countries and obesity and lifestyle-related diseases in developed countries. Precious Lunga manages the world’s largest public-private clinical
trial initiative aimed at developing HIV prevention drugs for women. While
coordinating the participation of 10,000 African women, she has played a major
leadership role in establishing research capacity in East and Southern Africa. After co-founding Nicaragua’s Ministry of Defense and serving as its
youngest secretary general, Felix Maradiaga co-founded FIBRAS, one of the largest
advocacy organizations in Central America and the Caribbean. He is dedicated
to fostering civic engagement and strengthening democracy and the rule of law
in Nicaragua. As founder of the Centre for African Policy & Peace Strategy — an
independent policy think tank that provides information and analysis on African
governance, security and development issues — Ibidapo Oyewole promotes
policy strategies that enhance human security, socio-economic development and
good governance in Africa. Adi Pundak-Mintz helps direct one of the first and most successful venture
capital funds in Israel, the world’s third largest venture capital market.
An expert in seed investment and entrepreneurship, he has been a leader in
transactions totaling over $1 billion. Jesús Franco Gamboa-Rocabado has dedicated himself to the democratization
of Bolivia’s political system through positions with the Ministry of
the Presidency, as the mayor of La Paz and as a member of Bolivia’s Constitutional
Assembly and, currently, the High Court of Electoral Affairs. An author, lecturer,
columnist and public policy professional, Gamboa-Rocabado works to lay the
foundations for good governance and the development of civil society in Bolivia. As the majority leader in the Free Speech Committee of the Ukrainian parliament,
Andriy Shevchenko is working to create a system of public broadcasting in Ukraine.
A seasoned television journalist, he helped establish the first 24-hour television
station in his country and became the “face” of the 2004 Orange
Revolution for television viewers. As a top executive of Koç Holding, the largest conglomerate in Turkey
and a flagship of the Turkish economy, Oya Ünlü Kizil takes an entrepreneurial
approach to positioning the Koç brand vis-à-vis changing local
and international trends. Previously, she served as the first woman and the
youngest chief of staff to Turkish Minister of Economy Kemal Dervi. Committed to justice and strengthening the rule of law, Jingjing Zhang is
one of China’s leading public interest lawyers. An outspoken environmental
advocate, she represents pollution victims in litigation cases and promotes
public participation by helping communities organize public hearings on environmental
rights and licensing processes.
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