CITIES ALLIANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- President Cities Alliance Assembly
Anibal Gaviria is currently serving a second term as Governor of Antioquia, Colombia, following his election in 2019. He had previously held this position between 2004 and 2007. He was also Mayor of Medellin, the second-largest city in the country, between 2012 and 2015. Under his leadership, the city implemented major urban initiatives to improve the socio-economic living conditions, particularly in informal settlements. Mr Gaviria was first elected President of the Cities Alliance Assembly in 2019. His mandate was extended in 2022.
Greg Munro has a background in public health and local government. He has a wide international development experience as a local government official in South Africa and leading programmes for organizations including the World Bank and UNAIDS. In 2016 he joined the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) as Secretary-General. In 2021 Greg was appointed Director of Cities Alliance, a global partnership hosted by UNOPS, which seeks to address the challenges of urban poverty, particularly in secondary cities in developing countries.
Job Titles:
- Patron of the Cities Alliance 'Cities Without Slums' Initiative
Job Titles:
- Chairman Cities Alliance Management Board
- Professor
Thuli Madonsela is a professor of law. She chairs the Law Trust Research Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University. She is also the founder of the Thuma Foundation for Democracy Leadership and Literacy, and a Member of the African Academy of Sciences. Former Public Protector of South Africa and Law Commissioner, Professor Madonsela was one of the drafters of the South African Constitution. She currently teaches Constitutional Law, Social Justice Law, Administrative Law, and Constitutional Governance and Ethical Leadership and has numerous publications on these topics. Professor Madonsela was appointed Chair of the Management Board of Cities Alliance in 2022.