Jane Sloane

Senior Director of the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality, The Asia Foundation

As the Senior Director of the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality with The Asia Foundation based in San Francisco, Jane’s previous roles include Vice President of Programs at the Global Fund for Women, Vice President of Development at Women’s World Banking, and Executive Director at the International Women’s Development Agency.

Jane is a Trustee of Practical Action (UK) and is a Senior Atlantic Fellow with the Inequalities Institute at The London School of Economics and The Atlantic Institute, Oxford. She is a recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Adelaide, an Alumni Award for Service to Humanity from the University of Sydney, a Global Ambassadors Award from the Advance Foundation, a Woman of Distinction Award from the Asia Pacific Women’s Business Council, a Churchill Fellowship, and a Human Rights Medal from the Vietnam Women’s Union.

Jane holds a bachelor’s degree in history (Hons) from the University of Adelaide, a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Adelaide.