The initiative is overseen by a Global Commission comprising former heads of government and finance ministers, and leaders in the fields of economics, business and finance. All members serve in a personal capacity. A list of our Emeritus Commissioners is available here.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Commissioner, Finance Minister of Indonesia
Indonesia

Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the current Finance Minister of Indonesia. This is her second term at this post. Most recently, she was the Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of The World Bank.

Carlos Lopes

Commissioner; Professor, University of Cape Town; Visiting Professor, Sciences Po, Paris; Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme and Chatham House
Guinea Bissau

Carlos Lopes was the 8th serving Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, an organization of the United Nations (UN) established in 1958 that has grown to become an influential think tank in the continent.

Jamshyd Godrej

Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd.
India

Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Patricia de Lille

Commissioner; Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
South Africa

Currently the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille has fought injustice for more than 40 years through her involvement in politics. She is known for her role as a trade unionist in the struggle for equality and as the initial whistle-blower on the infamous Arms Deal in 1999.

Maria van der Hoeven

Commissioner; Former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Netherlands

Maria van der Hoeven is the former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). As Executive Director of the IEA, Ms. Van der Hoeven steered the agency during a period of exceptional change in the global energy economy.

Frannie Leautier

Commissioner; Senior Officer and CEO, SouthBridge Investments
Tanzania

Dr. Frannie Leautier is Senior Officer and CEO of SouthBridge Investments.

Dr. Leautier previsouly served as COO and Executive, Asset Management, of the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). Before her appointment with TDB, Dr. Leautier was Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Kristin Skogen Lund

Commissioner; CEO, Schibsted Group
Norway

Kristin Skogen Lund is the CEO of the Schibsted Group, former Director-General of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise and a former Executive Vice President and Head of Nordic region, Digital Services Division and Broadcast at Telenor, the Norwegian telecoms company.

Dr. Agnes Kalibata

Commissioner; President of AGRA
Rwanda

As President of AGRA, Dr. Kalibata leads the organization’s efforts with public and private partners to ensure a food secure and prosperous Africa through rapid, sustainable agricultural growth, improving the productivity and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers.