My name is Aymen Dewji and I am pleased to present myself as a potential candidate for the Board of Directors. I have always had a desire to connect my professional skills in service to something beyond myself. Central to my personal mission is a desire to amplify the voices and strengthen the power of marginalized communities. This stems from my own lived experiences as a member of a minority group, a visibly practicing Muslim. The recent events unfolding in the world and the blatant disregard for international humanitarian law by world governments has motivated me to passionately elevate the voice of the oppressed. I have watched faith communities continue to be villainized with limited power to effect systemic change.
I have spent my career helping Fortune 500 organizations meet their strategic and operational goals and my specific skill-set lies in enterprise transformations, governance and strategic management. If selected what I can bring to this board is a focus on strategic planning and transformation, governance and policy building, operating model development and communications management. If elected I would bring the following:
- Provide insights and ideas to align on the strategic and longer-term operational objectives of Amnesty
- Develop strategies and implementation plans to identify and address existing service gaps within the market as it pertains to the advocacy, representation and inclusion of underrepresented oppressed groups
- Develop a governance / operating framework that is agile and responsive to the changing needs of the constituents serviced by Amnesty
- Identify and cultivate strategic alliances with organizations that are able to further the agenda of Amnesty
- Experience forming my own Charity, LifelineRise Foundation
- Insights to ensure inclusive advocacy, representation, & power of the BIPOC community
- Skills in governance, strategy, & multilateral partnership and past Board experience
I hold a Masters in International Labour Relations and HR from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Bachelors in Business from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
