Elizabeth Nyamayaro

Senior Advisor to United Nations Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Biography

Elizabeth Nyamayaro is Senior Advisor to United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Global Head of UN’s HeForShe Initiative, a global solidarity movement which seeks to engage men and boys as advocates for gender equality. A strong advocate for women rights and economic empowerment, Ms. Nyamayaro has worked at the forefront of Africa’s development agenda for more than two decades in both the public and private sector, and previously held positions with UNAIDS, World Health Organization, World Bank and Merck. Born in Zimbabwe and a Political Scientist by training, Ms. Nyamayaro holds a MSc in Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and she has completed executive education at Harvard Business School.

Regional Focus

Oceania, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Middle East and North Africa, West and Central Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa