Who is Running the United Nations?

Who is running the (UN) United Nations at this time? 

We (U.N.) are governed by a small and cohesive Board of Directors who share a commitment to the goals and objectives of the United Nations Charter and the UN’s work on behalf of economic, social, environmental and humanitarian causes.

R. E. Turner (U.S.A.) Chairman, Turner Enterprises Ted Turner is the Founder and Chairman of UN Foundation as well as Turner Enterprises, Inc. and former Vice Chairman of Time Warner Inc., the world's leading media company. He is the founder of CNN, an environmentalist, and a philanthropist. Turner created the UN Foundation in 1998 with his historic gift in support of the United Nations. He has said that his gift is an "investment in the future of humanity." View Full Bio »

Kathy Calvin President and Chief Executive Officer Kathy Calvin is President and CEO of the UN Foundation. Her career has spanned across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. She is a passionate advocate for multi-sector problem-solving, U.S. leadership on global issues, and the inclusion of women at all professional levels and in all sectors. View Full Bio »

	Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah (Jordan) Chair, Jordan River Foundation Her Majesty Queen Rania is Chair of the Jordan River Foundation, an organization that has initiated numerous socio-economic projects for women, which aim to provide employment opportunities that in turn enhance their livelihoods. Queen Rania channels her energies behind initiatives that aim to improve the livelihood of various sectors of society in Jordan and beyond. Her activities encompass issues such as education, health, youth, and the environment. View Full Bio »
	Valerie Amos (UK) Director of SOAS, University of London Baroness Valerie Amos is the Director of SOAS at the University of London. From 2010 to 2015, Baroness Amos served as Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations. She has also served in a number of roles in the public sector including in local government and as Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission. View Full Bio »
	Kofi Annan (Ghana) Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kofi Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006 and was the first to emerge from the ranks of United Nations staff. One of Mr. Annan’s main priorities as Secretary-General was a comprehensive program of reform aimed at revitalizing the United Nations and making the international system more effective. View Full Bio »
	Fábio Colletti Barbosa (Brazil) Chairman, Endeavor Brazil Fábio C. Barbosa served as the CEO of the Abril Group – one of the largest and most influential communication groups in Latin America – from 2011 to 2015. He was previously the CEO of Santander Brazil from 2008 to 2011, the President of Febraban from 2007 to 2011, and the President of Banco Real/ABN Amro from 1996 to 2008. View Full Bio »
	Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norway) Vice Chair of the Board; Director-General Emeritus, World Health Organization; Former Prime Minister, Norway Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland is the current Vice Chair of the UN Foundation Board of Directors and the former Norwegian Prime Minister and Director General of WHO. She spent 10 years as a physician and scientist in the Norwegian public health system. For more than 20 years, she was in public office with 10 of them as Prime Minister. In the 1980s she gained international recognition, championing the principle of sustainable development as the Chair of the World Commission of Environment and Development known as the Brundtland Commission. View Full Bio »
	Julio Frenk (Mexico) President, University of Miami Dr. Julio Frenk, a noted leader in global health and renowned scholar is the sixth President of the University of Miami. From 2009 to 2015, he was Dean of the Faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and T & G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development, a joint appointment with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. View Full Bio »
	N. R. Narayana Murthy (India) Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Limited Narayana Murthy is the Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys Limited, a global software consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. He founded Infosys in 1981, served as the CEO during 1981 – 2002, as the Chairman and Chief Mentor during 1981 – 2011, and as the Chairman Emeritus during August 2011 – May 2013. Under his leadership, Infosys was listed on NASDAQ in 1999. View Full Bio » Note:  He has a good resume to be making databases, software and networking for the microchip aka Mark of the Beast, way to go India
	Hisashi Owada (Japan) President, International Court of Justice In addition to his position at the International Court of Justice, Judge Hisashi Owada is also an advisor to the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Senior Advisor to the President of the World Bank. Judge Owada has served in various posts in the foreign service of Japan, spending a large part of his career on legal United Nations, United States, and Soviet Union affairs. View Full Bio »
	Hans Vestberg (Sweden) Executive Vice President and President of Network and Technology, Verizon Hans Vestberg is the Executive Vice President and President of Network and Technology, Verizon. Previously, he was the President of the Swedish Olympic Committee and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ericsson Group, the world’s leading provider of telecommunications technology and services. View Full Bio » Note:  He has a good resume to be making databases and networking for the microchip aka Mark of the Beast, way to go Sweden
	Timothy E. Wirth (U.S.A.) Vice Chair of the Board; Former U.S. Senator, Colorado Senator Timothy E. Wirth is the Vice Chair of the UN Foundation’s Board of Directors. Prior to this role, Senator Wirth served for 15 years as the founding President of the UN Foundation and the Better World Fund. View Full Bio »
	Yuan Ming (China) Dean of Yenching Academy, Peking University Professor Yuan Ming was originally trained as a student of western language and literature at Peking University. Since 1995, she has conducted research at the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She is a frequent traveler and speaker at many international gatherings such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Trilateral Commission and the Club of Rome. View Full Bio »
	Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh) Founder, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Movement and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, is responsible for many innovative programs benefiting the rural poor. He attended Vanderbilt University on a Fulbright Scholarship and received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1969. He taught briefly in the U.S. before returning to Bangladesh, where he joined the Economics Department at Chittagong University. View Full Bio »

EMERITUS

	Igor Ivanov (Russia) President, Russian International Affairs Council; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation Minister Igor Ivanov is President of the Russian International Affairs Council, and a Professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 1998 to 2004, and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, from 2004 to 2007. Minister Ivanov holds the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. View Full Bio »
	Graça Machel (Mozambique) Chair, Foundation for Community Development Graça Machel was Mozambique's Minister for Education until 1989 and the chairperson of the National Organization of Children of Mozambique, an organization that places orphans in village homes. She has worked closely with families in her efforts to rehabilitate children, has acted to empower Mozambican women, and has been a major force on behalf of worldwide literacy. View Full Bio »
	Emma Rothschild (U.K.) Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History, Harvard University In addition to her position at Harvard University, Emma Rothschild has been a member of the United Kingdom government's Council for Science and Technology, and of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. From 1999 to 2005 she was chairman of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. View Full Bio » Note:  She has a good resume to be controlling databases and networking for the microchip aka Mark of the Beast, way to go U.K.  $
	Nafis Sadik (Pakistan) Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General In 1987, Dr. Sadik was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, with the rank of Under-Secretary-General, becoming one of the highest ranking women in the UN system and the first woman in the history of the United Nations to lead one of its major voluntarily-funded programmes. View Full Bio »
	Andrew Young (U.S.A.) Chairman, Good Works International Ambassador Andrew Young is an ordained minister, international businessman, human rights activist, published author, and former public servant. He was a top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was elected to three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia. He has been a U.S. Ambassador to the UN and served two terms as Mayor of Atlanta. View Full Bio »

Staff Liaison

Shamir Shahi Head of Executive Office  Shamir is Head of Executive Office for the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund. In this capacity, he serves as the point person for liaising with the President/CEO’s office. In addition, he also serves as the focal point for Board of Directors’ engagement and interaction at the Foundation, and is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing Board activities.