Staff – Islands Society

Michael Edward Walsh

Michael Edward Walsh is the Chief Executive Officer at the Islands Society.

Position: President
Location: United States
Experience: Senior Fellow at Georgetown University; ICC Vice Chair at National Press Club; WSD-Handa Fellow at CSIS; Next Generation Fellow at American Assembly; Young Leader at Pacific Forum; Senior MarCom Manager at Microsoft
Education: University of London (PhD*); Harvard Business School (ExecEd); Johns Hopkins SAIS (MA); The Johns Hopkins University (BA)
Email: president@islandssociety.org
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Keiko Ono is the Vice President of the Islands Society.

Position: Executive Director
Location: Japan / Papua New Guinea
Experience: Strategic Trade and Investment at British Embassy; Policy Researcher at Zambia Imagine Rural Development Initiative; Co-President of Societies at SOAS Student Union
Education: SOAS, University of London (BA)
Email: vicepresident@islandssociety.org
Linkedin: keikoono

Laurent Ajdnik is the Managing Director of Partnerships.

Position: Managing Director
Location: France
Experience: Senior Manager at SNCF; Partner at Haxone International; Vice President at Emerging Science and Technology Policy Centre
Education: INSA-Lyon (BS/MSc)
Email: marcom@islandssociety.org
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Charity Porotesano is the Managing Director of Pacific Islands in the Classroom.

Position: Managing Director
Location: United States
Experience: Adjunct Fellow for K-12 Education at the Islands Society; Truman-Albright Fellow at US Department of Health and Human Services; Third Grade Teacher at American Samoa Department of Education
Education: New York University (MA*); Grinnell College (BA)
Email: charity@islandssociety.org
Linkedin: charity-porotesano

James Carroll is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Islands Society.