Former Unicef Official Succeeds Founder of Women for Women International

Former Unicef Official Succeeds Founder of Women for Women International 1

Dan Bigelow, courtesy of Women for Women International

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Dan Bigelow, courtesy of Women for Women International

New job: Afshan Khan, 51, will start in June as the new chief executive of Women for Women International. She succeeds Zainab Salbi, who founded the group in 1993. The organization provides women in war-torn countries with vocational training, education in human rights, and other support.

Career path: Ms. Khan spent the last 20 years at Unicef, most recently in charge of raising money from governments and managing their relations with the U.N.