The Clooney Foundation for Justice, established by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker George Clooney, announced the a new leadership team Tuesday that the Clooneys say will lead the global legal services nonprofit through its “next chapter of growth.”
Quick Read
- New Leadership Team: The Clooney Foundation for Justice, established by Amal Clooney and George Clooney, announced a new leadership team to guide the nonprofit’s future growth.
- Co-Chief Executive Officers: The foundation appointed Emma Lindsay and David Sagal as co-chief executive officers. Lindsay, an international lawyer and former partner at Withers law firm, will manage the foundation’s justice programs. Sagal, former general counsel at Warner Bros. Pictures, will focus on operations, including finance and human resources.
- Foundation’s Justice Programs: Under Lindsay’s oversight, the foundation’s key initiatives include:
- The Docket: Investigates mass atrocities and represents survivors.
- TrialWatch: Aims to release innocent people from prison.
- Waging Justice for Women: Works on reforming discriminatory laws and increasing accountability for gender-based violence.
- Amal Clooney’s Statement: Amal Clooney expressed confidence in the new executive team’s ability to expand the foundation’s operations and enhance access to justice for victims of crimes against humanity globally.
- Foundation’s Reach and Impact: Established in 2016, the Clooney Foundation for Justice operates in 40 countries. Its 2022 IRS filings showed nearly $10 million in donations and grants, with nearly $4 million spent on its programs.
The Associated Press has the story:
George & Amal Clooney’s foundation names 2 new co-CEOs to lead legal services nonprofit
Newslooks- NEW YORK (AP) —
The Clooney Foundation for Justice, established by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker George Clooney, announced the a new leadership team Tuesday that the Clooneys say will lead the global legal services nonprofit through its “next chapter of growth.”
International lawyer Emma Lindsay, who was a partner at the Withers law firm, and David Sagal, former general counsel at Warner Bros. Pictures, will serve as co-chief executive officers. Lindsay will oversee the foundation’s justice programs – The Docket, which investigates mass atrocities and represents survivors, TrialWatch, which helps get innocent people released from prison, and Waging Justice for Women, which works to reform discriminatory laws and increase accountability in gender-based violence cases. Sagal will focus on the nonprofit’s operations, including finance and human resources.
“George and I are confident that our new executive team has the talent, experience and dynamism needed to grow the foundation’s operations and increase access to justice for victims of crimes against humanity around the world,” Amal Clooney said in a statement.
The Clooney Foundation for Justice was founded in 2016 and currently works in 40 countries. According to its 2022 Internal Revenue Service filings, the foundation received nearly $10 million in donations and grants and spent nearly $4 million on its programs.
