Our People
IEFG Steering Committee
The International Education Funders Group (IEFG) activities are guided by a Steering Committee that reflects the broad diversity of our group. These volunteers donate their time, expertise and experience to the proceedings of the network for a term of three to four years. We welcome new members to the Steering Committee each year, and are happy to hear of your interest.
Raman Sidhu
Chair
Octava Foundation
(Singapore)
Natalie Eastman
Treasurer
Bundie Kabanze
The Global Fund for Children
(United States)
Faith Rose
BHP Foundation
(United States)
Jim Plamondon
Spix Foundation
(United States)
Wangari Ngunjiri
Segal Family Foundation
(United States)
Stephen Caleb Opuni
IDP Foundation, Inc.
(United States)
Victoria Egbetayo
Gates Foundation
(United States)
Lucy Lake
Yidan Prize Foundation
(Hong Kong)
Erin Simmons
Imaginable Futures
(United States)
Jennifer Manise
Longview Foundation for Education in World Affairs & International Understanding
(United States)
IEFG Core Team
A small, agile and sustainably-funded Core Team with the knowledge and skills to weave and broker connections between us and opportunities for us is based in Denmark, France, Pakistan, Chile, and Germany.
Leonora Dowley
Senior Lead, Philanthropic Coalitions
Barbara Hanisch-Cerda
Lead, Knowledge Curation
Gordana Kelava
Lead, Collective Intelligence
Laura Savage
Executive Director
Lahari Shekar
Fellow, Education Advocacy