Diana Ayton-Shenker

Diana Ayton-Shenker is Global Catalyst Senior Fellow at The New School and CEO of philanthropy and social innovation strategy firm, Global Momenta. The author of A New Global Agenda: Priorities, Practices, and Pathways of the International Community, Diana was the inaugural Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence (Wharton Social Impact Initiative). As Fast Forward Fund founder, she was honored by President Bill Clinton, selected as a Social Venture Network Award Finalist, featured among "31 Outstanding Women in Nonprofit Management" (UNC), and named one of "25 Leading Women Changing the World" (Good Business New York). Diana holds an LLM (International Human Rights Law, University of Essex), and an Honors BA (International Relations, University of Pennsylvania).