Amanda Ellis

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Amanda Ellis is a diplomat from New Zealand and at Arizona State University. She leads Global Partnerships for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and co-chairs WE Empower United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Challenge. [1]

Education

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. [2]

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References

  1. "Ambassador Amanda Ellis". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "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.