Megan Gilgan

Megan is the Deputy Director of the Public Partnerships Division of UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund), responsible for mobilizing more than $ 4 billion in revenues annually. She has worked in international cooperation for 20 years in some of the most complex situations in the world including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Sudan. She is known as someone that can navigate the most politically and operationally complex situations and build, motivate and support diverse global teams. Before taking on her current role, she was Deputy Chief of Staff for UNICEF’s Executive Director, where she also acted as UNICEF’s Special Coordinator for Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Workplace Harassment, initiating sweeping changes to UNICEF’s management culture, policies and systems. Megan holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and has published on engagement in complex emergencies. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, she has two children and is a lover of the outdoors – skiing, sailing, hiking – and long road trips.