Susan Myers

Biography

Susan Myers is the UN Foundation’s Senior Vice President. She serves as the Foundation’s chief liaison with the UN and the diplomatic community and works to identify new opportunities for building partnerships and relationships with a range of stakeholders to support the UN’s work. As a member of the Foundation's leadership team, she provides overall guidance and participates in the development of long-term strategy for the organization.
Previously, she operated as the UN Foundation’s Vice President for UN Relations, leading the evolution of the New York office of the organization and the UN Foundation’s overall relationship with the UN. She led programs to support the UN Secretary-General’s leadership on Every Woman Every Child, the Millennium Development Goals, and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. She also previously served as Legislative Director of the Better World Campaign, a bi-partisan, non-profit national education and outreach effort dedicated to enhancing the awareness of and appreciation for the vital role the United Nations plays around the world.
Susan holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.A. from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Previous experience includes working in the Governmental Relations and Public Affairs Office of the Legal Services Corporation and Governmental Affairs Office of the American Bar Association. She has served on the boards of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and Citizens for Global Solutions, and currently serves on the board of the Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens.