GFI Board Welcomes Anna Eliasson

GFI Board Welcomes Anna Eliasson

Created: Tuesday, 20 June 2023 19:58

GFI WELCOMES BOARD MEMBER AT 20TH ANNUAL MEETING

New York, NY – The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), a leading NGO committed to social and economic equity for the world’s working poor, gathered in New York City today for the Annual Board of Directors meeting hosted at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. The meeting marked the 20th anniversary of GFI’s founding and was an opportunity to welcome a new Director, Anna Eliasson Schamis. H.E. Danilo Türk, presided the meeting which marker 20 years since the organization was founded. Dr. Türk is the former President of Republic of Slovenia and is the third Head of State to serve as Chair of the GFI Board. He was preceded by former President of Costa Rica, José Maria Figueres, and by former U.S. President William Clinton.

“My congratulations to GFI for 20 years of pioneering work to uplift impoverished communities around the globe. It has been a pleasure to work alongside the leaders on this Board and I am so pleased welcome Anna to this exceptional organization. GFI has done so much to bring voice to the world’s working poor, and I am proud to be part of their important work.”

Anna Eliasson Schamis is the founder of the Eliasson Group and a former Vice President at the Atlantic Council. She served as Vice Chair the Board of the United States Association for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the advisory Board of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

“We are thrilled to welcome Ana Eliasson to this fantastic Board of Director” said Karen Tramontano, Founder and President of Global Fairness Initiative. “Ana and the entire Board bring deep experience and knowledge to GFI’s work, and it gives me great confidence to have this group of leaders guiding or important work.”

Since 2002, GFI has partnered with thousands of marginalized communities in Latin America, Africa, and Asia to enhance economic opportunities and build sustainable livelihoods. GFI has developed worker-centered programs that preserve and create jobs, empower women in the economy, advocate for informal worker rights, and build a future for workers is led by workers. By putting workers first and letting local partners lead, GFI helps ensure that communities of promise become centers of prosperity.

Anna Eliasson

Anna Eliasson Schamis is a fundraising and marketing professional with nearly 20 years of experience in international policy, development and humanitarian issues. Previously, Anna served as Vice President of Development and External Relations at the Atlantic Council where she quadrupled the Council’s revenue and led a $25M fundraising campaign for the creation of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Anna has also served as development directors of both the Aspen Institute and Cornell University. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She served until recently as Vice Chair the Board of Directors of the United States Association for UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). She holds an A.B. from Harvard University and an M.A. and M.Phil. in political science from Columbia University

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
GFI - New BOD Anna Eliasson Release - 06212023.pdf	Eliasson Press Release	555 kB