SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCIL
Myles Wickstead is an expert on international development and Africa. In 2004/2005, he was Head of Secretariat to the Commission for Africa. From 2000-2004 he was British Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti and before that he represented the UK on the Board of the World Bank. He coordinated the 1997 Government White Paper ‘Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century’ and from 1993 to 1997 he was the Head of the British Development Division in Eastern Africa.
Myles is now Visiting Professor (International Relations) at the Open University and holds a number of Board and Senior Advisory positions in the international development and foreign affairs sectors. He chairs the Board of One World Media and is on the Boards of the Baring Foundation and International Inspiration and the Advisory Council of Wilton Park.
