Kerry Kennedy is the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Since 1981, she has worked on diverse human rights issues including child labor, disappearances, indigenous land rights, judicial independence, freedom of expression, ethnic violence, impunity, women’s rights and the environment. She also founded RFK Compass, which convenes biannual meetings of institutional investors to advance ethical investment strategies by considering the impact of human rights violations in order to manage risk and enhance investment outcomes.

Ms. Kennedy is the author of “Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World,” published in 2008. Speak Truth has grown to include a photography exhibit now traveling on four continents, a play by Broadway playwright Ariel Dorfman which has opened in over 20 countries, an award-winning website, a PBS documentary film, and a 12-week education program and toolkit for action currently being taught to millions worldwide.

Ms. Kennedy serves on the boards of the United States Institute of Peace, Human Rights First, Ethics in Action, the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa and the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, as well as several public companies. She is the best-selling author of “Being Catholic Now: Prominent Americans Talk about Change in the Church and the Quest for Meaning,” published in 2000.

A graduate of Brown University and Boston College Law School, Ms. Kennedy was awarded the Medal for Social Activism at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 2017, and is the recipient of numerous other awards and honorary degrees.

Ms. Kennedy is the mother of three daughters, Cara, Mariah and Michaela.