President and CEOMakeWay Foundation
Joanna Kerr is the CEO of MakeWay, a Canadian foundation that builds partnerships and solutions to help nature and communities thrive together, focussed on Indigenous-led solutions, climate and culture change, ecological resurgence as well as transforming philanthropy. Previously, Joanna led Greenpeace Canada and served as the first female Chief Executive of ActionAid International overseeing 50 world-wide offices working with the most marginalized communities to tackle inequality. She also led AWID building it into one of the most significant global feminist organizations. She is the International Board Chair of World Animal Protection, after chairing board of the Equality Fund – Canada’s global fund for women for a decade. Recognized as a courageous system-changing leader full of compassion, Joanna has worked throughout her career to break down the silos between climate action and nature, economic justice, feminist leadership, human rights and Indigenous-led transformation.