Governance

Global leadership, community accountability.

Our Board of Directors sets Mpact’s strategic direction and holds the organization accountable to the communities it serves — representing every major region where we work.

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Sean Howell
CEO, LGBT Foundation

Previously President of Hornet, Sean brings two decades of activism and nonprofit leadership across organizations including UNAIDS and Johns Hopkins.

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Christian Felix Castro
Human Rights Activist

A community advocate with expertise in HIV initiatives and public health. Holds a master's in geography from the University of Maryland, with extensive experience at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Northwestern University.

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Ethan Arrow
VP, Goldman Sachs

A public policy specialist with 12+ years in banking and regulatory compliance, previously at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Holds a master's in International Affairs from Columbia University.

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Johanan Rivera
COO, Imago Global Grassroots

An economist from the Harvard Kennedy School with 15+ years in international development, focused on LGBTQ+ resource access in developing countries.

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Najeeb Ahmad Fokeerbux
Founder & President, Young Queer Alliance

5+ years working with LGBT youth. Currently pursuing an MBA at the Open University of Mauritius.

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Jorge Saavedra
Executive Director, AHF Global Public Health Institute

A medical doctor from UNAM with two master's degrees from Harvard, and former Director General of Mexico's National AIDS Program. Based at the University of Miami.

Board Emeritus
Don Baxter

Founding Co-Chair of the Global Forum on MSM & HIV since 2006, and former Executive Director of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations.

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