Former CEO of the Malala Fund, founder of G(irls)20, and a refugee from Uganda who has spent a career building platforms for girls’ education and women’s leadership.
Farah Mohamed fled Uganda as a child and came to Canada as a refugee. That experience — of displacement, of starting over, of fighting for access to education and opportunity — has shaped everything she has built since. She is the founder of G(irls)20, an organisation that galvanises girls and women as a global resource and cultivates new generations of leaders through education, entrepreneurship and international experience. She has also served as CEO of the Malala Fund, the organisation founded by Malala Yousafzai — who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban for the act of going to school, and became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Farah has co-anchored the Clinton Global Initiative’s Network on Investing in Girls and Women, and has served as an advisor to Virgin Unite Canada, Richard Branson’s foundation. Her career is built at the intersection of geopolitical reality and grassroots empowerment — she understands both the scale of the problem and the specific, practical interventions that actually move the needle.
Farah Mohamed speaks to leadership, diversity, education and social impact conferences with a perspective that is at once globally credible and deeply personal. She delivers her story — and its implications for how organisations think about gender, leadership and equity — with the warmth, humour and conviction of someone who has lived every word. For audiences wrestling with questions of purpose, representation and global responsibility, she is among the most compelling speakers available.
Farah Mohamed is a keynote speaker based overseas who speaks on diversity & inclusion, leadership and women in business. Book through Executive Speakers Australia.
Farah Mohamed knows the power of making an impact at a national and international level. She shares how to start a movement on a global scale; change the narrative, ensure you have the skills, then drive change in terms of real actions and impact. Her success in developing and leading organizations like Malala Fund, G(irls)20 and The Belinda Stronach Foundation led her to launch programs around the world that empower young leaders. Farah’s international roles include work as co-anchor, The Clinton Global Initiative’s Network on Investing in Girls & Women, and Advisor, Virgin Unite Canada (Richard Branson’s foundation).
Given the positive impact it has on the economy, climate change & peace and security, Farah has spent the past decade encouraging companies and governments to mainstream gender parity. Armed with empirical and anecdotal data, Farah demonstrates how progress on gender equality is not just slow – in some places, it’s reversing. This lack of movement, combined with the current public debate about how women are treated in workplaces and wider society has put gender parity in jeopardy.
I’m very proud to announce that Farah Mohamed, a refugee who fled Uganda and came to Canada as a child, is Malala Fund’s new CEO. A Canadian will now lead the fight for girls’ education around the world.Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Prize Laureate and Founder, Malala Fund
Amazing to listen to your candid, honest approach to business and life. You were a standout speaker in a brilliant day. I am raising and empowering 2 beautiful daughters everyday and thank you for the opportunities you are creating for young girls and women worldwide.We Day Winnipeg Attendee
Farah Mohamed delivers her remarkable journey to her audience with enthusiasm, humour and insight. Her audience is energized and encouraged by her presentation which is well researched, well delivered and well received. She connects the dots in a convincing manner.Honourable Paddy Torsney, Permanent Observer, IPU to the United Nations
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