Biography 
Leymah Roberta Gbowee is the executive director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa, based in Accra, Ghana. She is a founding member and former coordinator of the Women in Peacebuilding Program/West African Network for Peacebuilding (WIPNET/WANEP). During her tenure as coordinator for WIPNET/WANEP, Ms. Gbowee organized collaborative peace-building initiatives for a network of women peace builders from 9 of Liberia's 15 counties. She also served as the commissioner-designate for the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Additionally, Ms. Gbowee has presented on several regional and international panels, including UNIFEM’s “Women and the Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Repatriation (DDRR) Process.” She most recently presented at the United Nations Security Council’s Arria Formula Meeting on women, peace, and security organized around the 5th anniversary of UN resolution 1325. In October 2007, the Women's Leadership Board at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government will honor Ms. Gbowee with the Blue Ribbon Peace Award. This annual award is given to individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to peace-building through innovative strategies that promote women's leadership in peace processes on the local, national, or international level. (09.2007)
Read more about this Network member:
Three Named as 'Profile in Courage Award' RecipientsBoston GlobeMarch 25, 2009
A Crazy Dream
By Bob Herbert,
New York TimesJanuary 31, 2009
President Sirleaf Today Launched the 1st Peace Girls Leadership Dialogue of Wipsen At the Monrovia City Hall"
allAfrica.com
June 12, 2008
Women Waging Peace Network member Leymah Gbowee chosen as one of Women's eNews 21 Leaders for the 21st Century
Seven Who Topple TyranniesBy Sarah Seltzer, Women's eNews
December 24, 2007