Fiona Shukri

Dec 31, 2023 | passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Jo Kelcey |Fiona Shukri |Jacqueline de Chollet |Foteini Papagioti |Anastasiia Carrier

Tjada D'Oyen McKenna is the first woman - and Black - to head the international charity Mercy Corps, an organization based in the United States that she has led since 2020. She has moved in and out of the public and private sectors over her career only to discover that "I'm living my purpose," she said, in working for the former, even if it means "doing more with less" as the number of people with staggering needs keep growing worldwide.