LISA KURBIEL

Ms. Kurbiel has over 22 years of experience, having served across the UN system, including in Somalia, South Sudan, Mozambique and Kenya. Her skills include public policy and legislative reform, strategic communications and advocacy and innovative financing solutions. A passionate human rights advocate, she has cultivated and managed partnerships with key business entities, civil society organizations and philanthropies, always focused on the most vulnerable.   

She received her Juris Doctor from Saint John’s University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Niagara University.  She and her husband reside in NYC and are the proud parents of their two amazing teenagers.  

LISA KURBIEL

Head of Secretariat, Joint SDG Fund

Ms. Kurbiel has over 22 years of experience, having served across the UN system.