George Kronnisanyon Werner serves as Liberia’s minister of education. Drawing from his experience as an educator — having taught at the high school level in five countries including the United States — Werner has dedicated his tenure as minister of education to addressing the twin challenges of expanding access to education and improving the quality of teaching.

Georgina Brereton is a communications officer for the Global Humanitarian Assistance, where she coordinates report production, outreach activities and website development. Prior to joining GHA, Brereton did communications and project management activities for The Buttle Trust, and assisted Oxfam’s media unit. Brereton has also worked on short-term development projects in Benin, India and, most recently, Uganda, where she implemented an educational program for an abandoned babies project in Kampala.

Gerald Chirinda is the founder of Future Africa Forum; in this role, he engages leaders and governments to advance Africa's prosperity. He has also founded and continues to serve several other organizations including Educate, an education access and improvement company, Youth Combating NTDs, a global community of young people who are fighting to end Neglected Tropical Diseases. He is a recipient of several leadership fellowships and serves on various advisory boards.

Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason is the permanent representative of Ireland to the United Nations in New York. She previously served as ambassador to France and second secretary-general in the Department of the Taoiseach. Byrne Nason led Ireland’s successful campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, and now leads the Security Council team on the mission for the 2021-2022 term. She was also chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women for 2018 and 2019.

Gerardo Berthin is a political scientist and a senior associate with Tetra Tech’s democracy and governance sector, international development services. Based in Burlington, Vermont, Gerardo manages projects and provides technical advice on issues related to local governance and decentralization, transparency and accountability, and conflict prevention. Prior to joining Tetra Tech, Gerardo was a governance policy adviser for the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme. Gerardo has worked extensively across 40 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Africa.

Gerda Larsson is the co-founder and director at the innovative funding collaborative The Case For Her which invests in for-profit social enterprises, organizations, and initiatives where it sees significant growth opportunities that support and benefit an underserved population.

Gerda Verburg is the SUN Movement coordinator and U.N. assistant secretary-general.

Germán Garavano is currently the minister of justice and human rights of Argentina, a post he has held since 2015. Minister Garavano studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina Santa María de los Buenos Aires and received his postgraduate degree from the Instituto de Derecho y Economía de la Universidad Carlos III. Mr. Garavano has done extensive academic work across Latin America in the field of judicial reform and is the author, co-author, and editor of various books and articles on different aspects of the judicial system.

Gertrude Kenyangi is executive director of Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment in Uganda. With more than 20 years experience in forestry and biodiversity, she serves in several global policy spaces — including the Women and Gender Constituency of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Women and Gender Stakeholder Group of the U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame is Sightsavers’ global advocacy manager for social inclusion. A committed gender and disability advocate, she is also a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, chair of ICEVI Africa, and a technical adviser to the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations.