Leadership Team

About

The leadership team at Human Rights Watch has a long history of experience in the field of human rights. The team members have worked at various organizations, such as Amnesty International and The Nature Conservancy, in positions ranging from refugee program director to vice president. They have also tutored in public international law and served as legal advisers to foreign governments. In addition to their work experience, the team members have education histories in human rights law, international law, and law.


Team members

Abir Ghattas

Director, Information Security

AP

Alison Leal Parker

Managing Director, US Program

AG

Arvind Ganesan

Director, Business and Human R...

BF

Bill Frelick

Director, Refugee and Migrant ...

BU

Bruno Stagno Ugarte

Chief Advocacy Officer

BJ

Bénédicte Jeannerod

France Director

Colin Mincy

Chief People Officer

EP

Elaine Pearson

Acting Asia Director

Emma Daly

Head of the Collaboratory

Frederike Kaltheuner

Director for Technology & Huma...

GR

Graeme Reid

Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu...

HW

Hugh Williamson

Director, Europe and Central A...

JR

James Ross

Legal and Policy Director

JS

Joe Stork

Deputy Director, Middle East a...

John Biaggi

Director, Human Rights Watch F...

JF

John Fisher

Geneva Director

JS

Joseph Saunders

Deputy Program Director

KD

Kanae Doi

Japan Director

Kenneth Roth

Executive Director

Lama Fakih

Director, Middle East and Nort...

Lauren Camilli

General Counsel

Macarena Sáez

Executive Director, Women's Ri...

MK

Maina Kiai

Director, Alliances and Partne...

MC

Maria Laura Canineu

Brazil Director, Americas Divi...

MS

Mausi Segun

Executive Director, Africa

MG

Meenakshi Ganguly

South Asia Director

Mei Fong

Chief Communications Officer

MP

Michael Page

Deputy Director, Middle East a...

Minjon Tholen

Global Head of Diversity, Equi...

Nicole Widdersheim

Deputy Washington Director

Param - Preet Singh

Deputy Director for Strategy &...

Philippe Bolopion

Chief of Staff

RD

Richard Dicker

Director, International Justic...

Sam Dubberley

Managing Director of the Digit...

Sarah (Holewinski) Y...

Washington Director

Stacy Sullivan

Director, Communications

SG

Stephen Goose

Executive Director, Arms Divis...

Tirana Hassan

Deputy Executive Director & Ch...

TP

Tom Porteous

Deputy Program Director

Valentina Rosa

Chief Development Officer

Walid Ayoub

Director of Information Techno...

WM

Wenzel Michalski

Director, Germany

WH

Wisla Heneghan

Deputy Executive Director and ...

Yasmine Ahmed

Director, United Kingdom

Zama Neff

Executive Director, Children’s...

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