Gary Barker

President and CEO, Promundo
@Promundo_US

Gary Barker is president and CEO of Promundo. He has conducted extensive global research and program development focused on engaging men and boys in gender equality and violence prevention, and is a leading voice for the worldwide effort to establish positive, healthy dynamics between men and women. Barker is the cofounder of MenCare, and of MenEngage, a global alliance of more than 600 NGOs and UN agencies working toward gender equality. He also coordinates IMAGES, a pioneering multi-country survey of men’s attitudes and behaviors related to violence, fatherhood, and gender equality. Barker is a member of the UN Secretary General’s Men’s Leaders Network and has been honored with an Ashoka Fellowship from the Open Society Institute, and the Vital Voices Solidarity Award. He holds a PhD in child and adolescent development from Loyola University and an MA in public policy from Duke University.