International Secretariat Senior Leadership Team

Leadership of the International Secretariat (IS) is provided by a team headed by the Secretary General, Irene Khan.

This Senior Leadership Team works closely with the directors and deputy directors of the IS' programmes and together they provide strategic direction, operational management and direct support to the IS' staff and volunteers. These staff and volunteers and those of AI's national branches are the most important resources that Amnesty International has in its work to defend and promote human rights globally.

The Senior Leadership Team is comprised of:

Claudio Cordone

Senior Director, Research and Regional Programmes

Kate Gilmore

Executive Deputy Secretary General

Marcia Poole

Senior Director for Communications and Information

Marj Byler

Senior Director, International Mobilization

Widney Brown

Senior Director, International Law, Policy and Campaigns