Peter McDermott
Chief Executive Officer
Peter is a child development expert with over 25 years’ experience of leading global initiatives in international development and philanthropy. Previously the CEO of the Martin James Foundation, an organisation committed to protecting vulnerable and institutionalised children, he also led Fajara Associates, an international development and philanthropic advisory consultancy working with the UN and governments.
Prior to this, Peter served as Managing Director and Executive Director, Global Health, at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). He joined CIFF in 2007 following over 22 years in the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) where he served in senior capacities throughout the world - extensively in sub-Saharan Africa and latterly as Chief – Global HIV/AIDS in New York. Peter was also Principal Advisor for HIV/AIDS in the Africa Bureau of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).