Mary E. McClymont

Mary E. McClymont is the executive director of Global Rights and "the former President and Chief Executive Officer of InterAction, an association of 160 US-based international relief and development private voluntary organizations. Previously, she served for 12 years at the Ford Foundation, as Senior Director of the Peace and Social Justice Program, and as Acting Director, Deputy Director, and Program Officer in the Rights and Social Justice Program.

"Ms. McClymont also has been the National Director for Legalization of the Migration and Refugee Services, US Catholic Conference; Senior Staff Counsel, the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union; Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice; and Assistant Director for Corrections, National Street Law Institute, Georgetown University Law Center.

"She has an LLM in International Legal Studies from the American University Washington College of Law, and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center." 

"She has also served in various executive positions at the Ford Foundation, including as vice president of the Peace and Social Justice Program.

"In addition, Ms. McClymont has previously served as the national director for legalization of the Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Catholic Conference; senior staff counsel, the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union; trial attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; and assistant director for corrections, National Street Law Institute, Georgetown University Law Center.

"While at the Ford Foundation, Ms. McClymont led a team of researchers who documented NGO law-related strategies to advance human rights globally. This work resulted in the publication of Many Roads to Justice: The Law-Related Work of Ford Foundation Grantees Around the World (2000)."


 * Trustee, Migration Policy Institute
 * Director, Global Rights
 * Director, Physicians for Human Rights
 * Leadership Council, Initiative for Global Development