Imani Duncan-Price selected as Young Global Leader

SENATOR Imani Duncan-Price joins an outstanding group of 187 professionals who have been selected to become 2015 Young Global Leaders (YGL) of the World Economic Forum.

Each year a group of remarkable individuals under 40 are chosen from diverse backgrounds to participate in a community that directly impacts the global agenda.

Duncan-Price is the only professional selected from the Caribbean as a YGL this year and she is absolutely thrilled to have earned this honour.

“I am so excited to be a part of this group,” she said.

“This is a great chance for me to further improve my leadership skills while meeting other likeminded people who want to help change the world. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am honoured to be a part of something that has the potential to create an incredible impact on the global agenda.”

Duncan-Price first rose to national attention when she won the prestigious Miss Jamaica World Pageant in 1995. Her penchant for business, social development and economics led her to pursue a bachelor’s at Wesleyan University, followed by a master’s of public administration in international development at Harvard University. 

She has garnered a wealth of experience and knowledge throughout her impressive career. She has worked with the Boston-based OntheFrontier as a management consultant on competitiveness and growth in developing countries; served on the board of directors of the Development Bank of Jamaica; formerly owned and operated the luxury adventure destination management company, My Tropic Escape; co-founded the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI); and served as group marketing manager of the JMMB Group. 

She is currently an appointed member of the Government Senate, group chief strategy officer of JMMB; board director of Youth Upliftment Through Employment; vice-chairman of the Kingston YMCA and a director of the National Parenting Support Commission. 

The 2015 group of YGLs will include 23 individuals from east Asia, 17 from greater China, 13 from Latin America and the Caribbean; 39 from Europe, 15 from the Middle East and North Africa; 17 from sub-Saharan Africa; 19 from South Asia and 44 from North America. The 187 honourees were chosen from a pool of over 2000 distinguished professionals who were evaluated by a committee chaired by Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

“The YGLs include the world’s most pioneering, next-generation leaders who have developed in their journey to produce positive, tangible impacts in their countries, industries and societies,” said John Dutton, director and head of the Young Global Leaders Community at the World Economic Forum.