Our Governance

Uniting a diverse group by a common goal: to promote job creation and improve the quality of existing jobs for youth

S4YE’s governance and membership structure reflects an ecosystem that comprises of the following: S4YE Partner Forum; S4YE Steering Committee; Impact Portfolio; Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC); Youth Advisory Group (YAG); WBG Internal Community of Practice; adhoc Task Forces; and the S4YE Secretariat.

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Steering Committee

The Steering Committee (SC) provides high-level strategic guidance on the focus of the S4YE Secretariat’s work program. The SC will include all members of the previous Board of Directors, plus any additional partners providing financial or in-kind support.

STEERING COMMITTEE BIOS

Naria Santa Lucia, S4YE Steering Committee Chair

General Manager, Digital Inclusion and US Community Engagement, Microsoft Philanthropies

Iffath A. Sharif

Global Director for Social Protection, Labor and Jobs, World Bank

Anita Tiessen

Chief Executive Officer , Youth Business International

Christina Sass

President & Chief Executive Officer, International Youth Foundation

Cynthia Hansen

Managing Director, Innovation Foundation

Darleen Opfer

Director, RAND Education

Domenica Preysing

Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry For Economic Cooperation And Development, Germany

Dorothea Schmidt-Klau

Director of Employment, Labour Markets and Youth, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Fiona Lukwago

Regional Lead, Capacity Building, Mastercard Foundation

Ibrahim Elbadawi

Managing Director, The Economic Research Forum

Jayathma Wickramanayake

Envoy on Youth, United Nations

Jill Huntley

Global Managing Director for Corporate Citizenship, Accenture

Karen Moore

Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Growth and International Financial Institutions, Global Affairs Canada

K Suryanarayana (Suri)

Director of Partnerships, Next Billion Users, Google Pay SEA , Google

Mamadou Biteye

Executive Secretary, The African Capacity Building Foundation

Michael Windisch

Advisor, Division for International Financial Institutions, Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance

Rathin Roy

Managing Director, ODI

Ved Mani Tiwari

Chief Operating Officer & Officiating Chief Executive Officer, National Skill Development Corporation

Secretariat

The Secretariat manages the day-to-day operations of the coalition. It is led by the Coalition Manager, who holds responsibilities across knowledge management, technical assistance, financial management, and partnership management. It disseminates policy notes, knowledge briefs, case studies, and reports developed in collaboration with S4YE partners and engages in further conversations through its partner networks, website, monthly newsletter, workshops and events. The Secretariat is housed in the Jobs Group within the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice at the World Bank.

Secretariat Bios