Meredith Preston McGhie is the Secretary General for the Global Centre for Pluralism. Previously Ms Preston McGhie mediated and advised a range of mediation processes as the Regional Director for Africa with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, and before that with the UN. She served as an advisor to H.E. Kofi Annan during the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation. Through more than 20 years in Africa, she helped to establish and facilitate peace processes in Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and more. She contributes to policy discussions on peacemaking globally, including teaching on inclusion and peace process design. Ms Preston McGhie began her career working together with the Naga in North East India and Indigenous minorities in Myanmar.