Reflection to Anticipation: 25 Years of Global Impact
This year we commemorate a significant milestone for SRI Executive- Our 25th year in business. It is a time to reflect, but more importantly, a time to look forward. Over the past twenty-five years, the world has undergone a profound transformation. The global development landscape has experienced significant shifts, marked by the emergence of regional […]
Peter Piot awarded for his lifelong commitment to health from the World Health Organization
Our colleague Professor Peter Piot has been awarded a lifetime achievement award to recognise his outstanding contributions to advancing global health during the high-level opening session of the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly. Peter received the award alongside Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, both are leaders in global health working closely in the discovery of Ebola virus disease before advancing to leadership […]
Feminist Principles in Action: Insights from Traci Baird and EngenderHealth
Across our Executive Search and Consulting businesses, SRI Executive works with organisations across the global development sector. Over the last several years, more of our clients have been explicitly discussing their feminist values and how to bring them to life. We feel passionately about furthering gender equality and empowering women and individuals around the world […]
Announcing our new partnership with the Baobab Institute for Health and Development
SRI Executive is pleased to announce a new partnership between the Baobab Institute for Health and Development and SRI Executive. Pape Gaye, the founder of Baobab Institute, is a native of Senegal and a lifelong advocate for health workers and universal access to healthcare. Pape founded the Baobab Institute to encourage, expedite and support local ownership […]
Attending the UN Water Conference
Last week I had the pleasure of being in New York City during the UN Water Conference. The streets around the UN were bustling with people from around the world, all speaking different languages but most speaking about the same thing: water. Across the panel discussions I was able to attend and in conversations with other participants […]
Introducing the next Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund
We are delighted to have partnered with the Board of the Green Climate Fund for the appointment of their new Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte. Mafalda Duarte has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) since 2014. She has spent her career working on climate finance, and brings extensive experience of working in […]
Changes to the Funding Landscape – What does it mean for INGOs?
This is a time of extensive change in the global development sector. In SRI Executive’s 25-year history, this pace– particularly in the funding landscape – is unprecedented. Across our Executive Search, Leadership and Strategy Consulting work, we are seeing the impacts of these shifts on leaders and their organisations. So, how are INGOs adjusting to […]
Reflections on 2022 and looking ahead
Looking back on 2022, it has been an incredible year of change and one that has been, in many ways, a series of emotions. As we headed into the year, I was hopeful of continued innovation and global collaboration. Last year saw most of the world open up following the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines; as conferences […]
The Future of Global Health: Invest in Infrastructure
The COVID-19 Pandemic has shifted the ground from beneath us. Hard-earned progress in the global development sector has been set back years, and the worst inequalities that exist both within countries and at the international level have been starkly highlighted. It became clear that access to essential healthcare was not only crucial to individual survival […]
COP27: Was it a win, lose or draw for humanity?
I propose a draw. And here is why. There are few countries on earth that do not recognise we are experiencing a climate crisis. Yet the differing priorities and capabilities with which different stakeholders are approaching the crisis create a complex web of competing interests. In a crisis that requires good-faith cooperation amongst leaders coming […]