She previously served as president of Ireland and U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. She is a member of the Elders and the Club of Madrid and the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama. A former president of the International Commission of Jurists and former chair of the Council of Women World Leaders she was president and founder of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. She serves as honorary president of Oxfam International and chair of the board of the Institute of Human Rights and Business in addition to being a board member of several organizations including the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the European Climate Foundation. She is also chancellor of Ireland’s University of Dublin.
Mary Robinson
Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Republic of Ireland
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