Amanda Ellis
Amanda Ellis leads Global Partnerships for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University and co-chairs WE Empower United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Challenge.[1][2] She previously served as an ambassador to the United Nations from New Zealand and the New Zealand Deputy Secretary for International Development.[3] She received the TIAW Lifetime Achievement Award for her work related to empowering women in the economy.[2]
Education
[edit]For executive education, Ellis attended INSEAD, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. From the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, she earned a MA in communication and political science. Her BA is from the University of Otago with degrees in French and Economics and her MBA is from Australian Graduate School of Management.[4]
Awards
[edit]- TIAW Lifetime Achievement Award[5]
- East-West Center Distinguished Alumni Award[5]
- Columba College Distinguished Alumna Award[5]
- NZ Business Hall of Fame[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ambassador Amanda Ellis". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Amanda Ellis". World Bank Live. March 5, 2024. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "Ms. Amanda Elis". CONSULAR CORPS HAWAII. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NEW ZEALAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA". United Nations Office at Geneva. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Amanda Ellis | ASU Search". search.asu.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
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- New Zealand women ambassadors
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- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni
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