A policy expert with a strong track record in delivering programmes, convening dialogues, publishing, broadcasting and podcasting on peace and security and the changing international order, Jane Kinninmont is Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Association-UK.

Previously she served as the Director of Policy and Impact (and was also Acting Director) for the European Leadership Network, which brings together young leaders and experienced security-policy practitioners to work for nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and conflict resolution.  She has also worked as Head of Programmes for The Elders, founded by Nelson Mandela, an independent group of global leaders working for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet. Prior to that, she was Deputy Head and Senior Research Fellow on the Middle East and North Africa at Chatham House, where she led projects analysing the roots of regional conflicts and brought younger-generation voices from the region into the debates on policy solutions.

Jane has a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford University, and an MSc in International Politics from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies.