Who we are

Our Story

Founded in 2021 by James Sternlicht, The Peace Department was created to bridge the gap between intention and action in sustainable development. Designed as a dot-connector and orchestrator, our mission is to unite cutting-edge solutions and diverse sectors in hyper-coordinated efforts that build a more resilient, equitable, and peaceful future.

Senior Staff

James Sternlicht 

Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

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Ann Strimov Durbin, Esq.

Executive Director

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Jaclyn Lee, Operations & Communications Officer for The Peace Department. A smiling person with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a sleeveless top.
Ann Strimov Durbin, Esq. Executive Director for The Peace Department, with long black hair in a black top, smiling against a gray background.
James Sternlicht, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of The Peace Department, wearing a brown jacket and white T-shirt, standing indoors with a whiteboard in the background.

Jaclyn Lee

Operations & Communications Officer

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Natalia Alvarez De Jesús

Program Officer

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Advisory Council

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Josef I. Abramowitz, a man in glasses speaking into a microphone at an event, holding papers in one hand and wearing a light blue shirt with a tie.

Carlos Duarte

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Josef I. Abramowitz

Gigawatt Global

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Satya Tripathi

Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet

Mark Grobmyer 

Global Solutions Institute

Our Partners