Yvette Alberdingk Thijm

Yvette envisions a citizen-driven human rights movement that effectively utilizes media and technology. She envisions WITNESS as a human rights organization that bridges the worlds of human rights, media and technology by incorporating cutting edge innovations into traditional approaches to advocacy. Before becoming its ED, Yvette served on the WITNESS Board, worked globally in start-ups (incl. the technology start-up JOOST by the founders of Skype) and established companies in media, content and new technologies (incl. MTV Networks).

She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation Center, a leading authority on organized philanthropy. Yvette is a Board Member of Access, a global movement for digital freedom and of Mideast Youth, a creator of powerful platforms to amplify voices of dissent. She is also an Advisory Board Member of Uncensored Interview, a digital platform for independent musicians.