Dr. Howard Taylor - Executive Director of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children

Dr. Howard Taylor - Executive Director of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children

Howard Taylor is Executive Director of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, an innovative public-private partnership and fund launched by the UN Secretary-General. Howard has lived and worked in Africa, Asia, Europe and the US. He has led a global corporate foundation, established a creative social enterprise, built government teams, and led a UN-hosted global partnership – all to improve the lives of millions of people. As Vice-President and Managing Director of the Nike Foundation, Howard was the driving force behind the successful spin-out of Girl Effect as an independent, creative social enterprise that uses branded media, technology and data to tackle negative social norms and change behaviours. Prior to Nike, Howard held senior roles across the UK Government, including at the Department for International Development (DFID), Cabinet Office and Foreign Office. He was Chief of Staff to two Secretaries of State and led DFID’s largest country programmes in India and Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, he co-chaired the Development Assistance Group, responsible for coordinating the most impactful investment of over $3 billion/year of development finance. Howard is a member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance (WPGA) Board.
He is married with two children and enjoys sports, arts, politics, and pursuing inspirational ideas that can change the world.