Leymah Gbowee

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-Africa)

MA, Conflict Transformation, Eastern Mennonite Univ. Liberian peace activist, social worker, women's rights advocate. Co-Founder & Exec. Director, Women Peace & Security Network Africa; Head, Liberia Reconciliation Initiative. Founding Member & former Liberia Coord., Women in Peacebuilding Network/West Africa Network for Peacebuilding; Leader, Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace. Africa Columnist, Newsweek Daily Beast. Member, African Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health & Family Planning. Author. Co-Winner, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.