Amir Dossal/ Chairman
President and CEO, Global Partnerships Forum
Amir Dossal is Founder and President of the Global Partnerships Forum – a not-for-profit knowledge platform to provide changemakers with tools to build innovative partnerships to address economic and social challenges.
Amir is co-founder of the Pearl Initiative, and the Ocean Sanctuary Alliance. He is a founding Commissioner of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. Amir is also co-founder of the Blockchain Commission for Sustainable Development and serves as Executive Vice Chair.
In 2014, H.E. Tommy Remengesau, Jr., President of Palau, appointed Amir as his Special Representative for Global Partnerships. In 2015, UN Women invited him to join its global movement for gender equality, as HeForShe Champion. In 2016, Amir was appointed a UN Women Global champion for Planet 50-50 by 2030.
United Nations Service
Amir Dossal is a 25-year veteran of the United Nations, and served as Executive Director of the UN Office for Partnerships until September 2010, which he established in 1998 to manage the $1 billion gift by media mogul Ted Turner. He is an accomplished diplomat, with a deep understanding of international affairs as well as extensive experience in global development and humanitarian issues, including managing complex technical assistance projects in emerging markets. During his tenure at the United Nations, Amir set-up and managed several new initiatives:
o Department of Peacekeeping Operations: field finance and management
o Management Policy Office: oversee reform within the United Nations
o UN Fund for International Partnerships: interface with the UN Foundation
o UN Democracy Fund: strengthen institutions and governance in new or restored democracies
o UN Office for Partnerships: engage public and private sectors to support the UN’s mission
o Peacebuilding Support Office: help bridge development gaps in post-conflict countries.
o Business Advisory Council for the Greater Tumen Region: regional cooperation among nations
Pioneering Partnerships and Global Outreach
Amir Dossal works globally across the economic and social spectrum. By nature, a social entrepreneur and innovator, his work is an endeavour to bond the power of the private sector, governments, and civil society; in order to better serve the greater good. These include initiatives on women’s empowerment, engaging media in sustainable development, and innovative use of technology for positive social change.
Awards and Recognition
o 2010 Humanitarian Award from the UN Association of New York, for his accomplishments in Partnerships to End Poverty and World Hunger
o Ambassador for Peace and Sport – 2010
o 2015, Amir and his son, Zecki received Humanitarian Innovation Award for intergenerational partnerships
o 2016: the ICAEW bestowed Amir with their 2016 Outstanding Achievement Award, for his work in uniting public and private organizations to address the world’s economic and social challenges
o 2017 International Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his lifelong dedication to public service.
Personal
Amir is a UK Chartered Accountant (FCA) and has lived and worked in five continents. He serves on the board of several non-profits and regularly undertakes speaking engagements and frequently serves as moderator for high-level panels, engaging Heads of State and Ministers. Amir is married to Tas, Senior Advisor and Co-Founder of the Global Partnerships Forum. They have one son, Zecki, who is a Senior Vice President at GLG, overseeing the Private Equity group. He is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Business School.