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Founding President and Executive Director, JustJobs Network

Sabina Dewan is the founder and Executive Director of the JustJobs Network - a global institution that produces cutting-edge, actionable research on good job creation and workforce development. Under Ms. Dewan’s leadership, the JustJobs Network has grown to exert significant influence on the global discourse on employment and the governance of labour markets. Ms. Dewan has been a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research in India, and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Before this, she served as a Senior Fellow and Director for International Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC. Ms. Dewan’s research examines how technology, climate change, the energy transition, and the restructuring of trade into value chains are upending traditional employment models. Her research looks at the differential impacts of these forces on women’s work and on vulnerable segments of society. She draws on field-based research and partnerships with grassroots organizations to connect findings from the ground to policy at national and international levels. She works closely with governments, businesses, multilateral, and grassroots organizations providing critical labour market insights to help generate more employment, cultivate employability, and promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Ms. Dewan’s wide experience includes working with institutions including the World Bank, the International Labour Organization, and the European Commission, as well as grassroots organizations in Sierra Leone, India and Western Samoa. She serves on several global and local committees. She is one of six advisor's to the Swedish Prime Minister's Global Deal initiative. She serves as a member of the Global Challenges Foundation's Climate Governance Commission. She is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry's National Committee on Skills and Livelihoods; Niti Aayog's advisory committee for 'Vision 2035', and is part of the advisory group for Work Fair and Free Foundation. She played a key role in integration of vocational education in India’s National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework 2023. Ms. Dewan appears regularly in several international media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, US News and World Report, Mint, Hindu Business Line, CNN, BBC, Al-Jazeera, TimesNow and NDTV.