DR. SAMANTHA NUTT, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WAR CHILD CANADA,  NAMED 2009 YOUNG GLOBAL LEAD

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– May 08, 2009

Dr. Samantha Nutt, Founder and Executive Director of War Child Canada, has been named a 2009 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.  Dr. Nutt is one of only a few Canadians to receive this honour.

The honour, bestowed each year by the Forum, recognizes and acknowledges between 200 to 300 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.  The Forum has nominated Young Global Leaders from 71 countries, including business leaders, as well as leaders from government, academia, non-profit organizations, media and society. 

Drawn from a pool of almost 5,000 candidates, the Young Global Leaders 2009 were chosen by a selection committee, chaired by H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashermite Kingdom of Jordan, comprising 31 eminent international media leaders.  This year’s newly selected Young Global Leaders include Tiger Woods, (Founder, Tiger Woods Foundation), Chad Hurley, (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Director, Youtube), Chris Martin, (Coldplay), Caroline Boudreaux, (Founder and Executive Director, The Miracle Foundation), Kevin Rose (Founder, Digg), Jessica Biel, (Co-Founder, Make A Difference Network), Mark Zuckerberg, (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Facebook) and Priya Haji, (Chief Executive Office, World of Good), among others.

“The World Economic Forum is a true multi-stakeholder community of global decision makers.  Among the Forum communities, the Young Gobal Leaders represent the voice for the future and a catalyst for initiatives in the global public interest.  As we currently face one of the most challenging times economically and socially, the Young Global Leaders are even more important in developing, designing and leading a world committed to positive change,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.

Dr. Nutt is a medical doctor with more than fifteen years of experience working in war zones.  Committed to peace, human rights and social justice, her humanitarian work has benefited hundreds of thousands of war-affected children globally.  She has worked in some of the world’s most violent flashpoints with War Child Canada, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Somalia, Burundi, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, and the Thai-Burmese border.   Dr. Nutt’s work has been widely recognized.  Among other honours, she is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award (Globe and Mail), has been profiled by Time Magazine as one of Canada’s Five Leading Activists and was also featured by Maclean’s Magazine in their annual Honour Roll as one of “12 Canadians Making a Difference.”  Dr. Nutt is a published author on global issues, a compelling speaker and a visionary thinker.

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