Prior to joining UNICEF in May 2016, Mr. Forsyth served as Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children UK.
From 2004 to 2010, as Special Adviser to UK Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, Mr. Forsyth helped shape global efforts on development, climate change and humanitarian policies, including leading successful efforts around G8s and G20s.
Prior to this, he worked for Oxfam from 1989 to 2004 in Oxford and Washington DC. Mr. Forsyth holds a bachelor’s degree in history and politics from Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom