Board of Directors
Established in the fall of 2011, the Board of Directors oversees all aspects of the Allard Prize, including the development of the Prize criteria, the nomination and selection process, and the promotion of the Allard Prize worldwide. The current members of the Board of Directors are:
Members of The Allard Prize Foundation’s Board of Directors serve in their personal capacities, independently of any other organizations with which they are affiliated. Their participation does not imply endorsement of the Foundation’s activities or decisions by those organizations. The Foundation also operates independently, and its activities and decisions do not necessarily reflect the views of its board members or their affiliated institutions.

Nicole Barrett
- Director, International Justice and Human Rights Clinic,
Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia

Arvind Ganesan
- Director, Economic Justice and Rights Division
- & Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee,
- Human Rights Watch

Monica Kirya
- Senior Governance Specialist & Program Lead,
- Anti-Corruption for Development Program (AC4D),
- World Bank Group

Geoff Lyster
- Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Anita Ramasastry
- Professor of Law & Associate Dean, Global and Graduate Programs
- University of Washington School of Law

Tuesday Reitano
- Managing Director, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

James Stewart
- Board Chair, The Allard Prize Foundation;
- Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Members of The Allard Prize Foundation’s Board of Directors serve in their personal capacities, independently of any other organizations with which they are affiliated. Their participation does not imply endorsement of the Foundation’s activities or decisions by those organizations. The Foundation also operates independently, and its activities and decisions do not necessarily reflect the views of its board members or their affiliated institutions.