Ms. Maynard-Gibson is a leading advocate for the rights of women and children and whose public and private work exemplify a quest for justice and transformation. Allyson Maynard-Gibson served twice as attorney general and minister of legal affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. She is a member of the Task Force on Justice, an initiative of Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies hosted by New York University's Center on International Cooperation. Ms. Maynard-Gibson also served in the Bahamian Parliament, was the country’s first minister of financial services and investments, and is past president of the International Women’s Forum and the Leadership Foundation. She is currently undertaking a fellowship at Harvard University's Advanced Leadership Institute.