The World Economic Forum would like to thank the Stewards of the System Initiative on Education, Gender and Work for their leadership and guidance of the System Initiative and this Report.

• Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al-Thani, Chairman, Ooredoo
• Asheesh Advani, CEO, JA Worldwide
• Omar Alghanim, CEO, Alghanim Industries
• Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
• Alain Dehaze, CEO, Adecco Group
• Serge Dumont, Vice-Chairman, Omnicom
• Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way Worldwide
• Scott Gegenheimer, Group CEO, Zain
• Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO, Tupperware Brands Corporation
• Adam Grant, Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Peter Grauer, Chairman, Bloomberg
• Justine Greening, Secretary of State, Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DFID)
• Jeffrey Joerres, Chairman Emeritus, ManpowerGroup
• Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
• Laura Liswood, Secretary-General, Council of Women World Leaders
• Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Alex Molinaroli, Chairman, President and CEO, Johnson Controls
• Sheila Penrose, Chairman of the Board, JLL
• Julio Portalatin, President and CEO, Mercer (MMC)
• Jonas Prising, CEO, ManpowerGroup
• Judith Rodin, President, The Rockfeller Foundation
• Linda Rottenberg, Co-Founder and CEO, Endeavor
• Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization
• Vishal Sikka, CEO and Managing Director, Infosys 
• Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP
• Laura Tyson, Professor and Director, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
• Sunny Varkey, Chairman, GEMS Education

We also thank the members of our broader core community for their ongoing commitment and support to the System Initiative and addressing talent issues globally.