The International Rescue Committee’s staff leadership board and senior leaders group manage the strategy and implementation of the IRC’s humanitarian work worldwide. IRC Staff Leadership Board David Miliband President and CEO Jeannie Annan Chief Research and Innovation Officer Martin Bratt Acting Chief Financial Officer Harlem Désir Senior Vice President, Europe Ciaran Donnelly Senior Vice President, Crisis Response, Recovery & Dev

Since opening in 1979, the IRC’s locally funded office in Atlanta has welcomed close to 30,000 refugees from over 65 countries to resettle in communities across Georgia. A committed staff of more than 150 professionals—many of whom were refugees themselves—work together with community supporters to assist families in rebuilding their lives.

Dr. Bushra Al-Aghbari, an IRC reproductive health officer and a fearless leader defying the odds in war-torn Yemen. "Being a woman is not just to be strong and stand up for myself, but to stand up for everybody else who needs me.”  Read more about Bushra.