Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein is the President and CEO of the International Peace Institute. He is the Perry World House Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights at the University of Pennsylvania. And he is the President of Octagonal Advisory LLC, a consultancy providing services for the advancement of human rights and is an Associate Tenant (as Academic Advisor) with Doughty Street Chambers, London. He was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 9/2014 -9/2018 and his professional background is one of having been a practitioner -- a former senior diplomat. His knowledge is steeped in international politics, international human rights law, international criminal law, UN peacekeeping, post-conflict peace-building, international development, and counter-nuclear terrorism – stemming from twenty-four years of direct exposure to many of the world’s most turbulent crises and serious security threats. In 2019, he was appointed a member of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working for peace, justice and human rights, founded by Nelson Mandela.