# Executive Director

Everything the Global Fund has published about Executive Director: 135 items since 2002.

<https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/executive-director/>

## Often appears with

- [COVID-19](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/covid-19/)
- [Peter Sands](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/peter-sands/)
- [Pandemics](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/pandemics/)
- [Climate Change](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/climate-change/)
- [Community Health Worker](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/community-health-worker/)
- [UNAIDS](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/unaids/)
- [Human Rights](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/human-rights/)
- [Mark Dybul](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/related/mark-dybul/)

## Opinion (89)

- [Progress Against the World’s Deadliest Infectious Diseases Is on a Knife-Edge](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/opinion/2026/2026-09-16-progress-deadliest-infectious-diseases-knife-edge/) (2026-09-16)
- [Where Bullets Fly, Malaria Kills](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/opinion/2026/2026-04-23-where-bullets-fly-malaria-kills/) (2026-04-23)
- [A New Front Line: How AI and Other Innovations are Transforming the Fight Against TB](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/opinion/2026/2026-03-19-new-front-line-ai-innovations-transforming-fight-against-tb/) (2026-03-19)
- [From Pilots to Scale: Three Principles for Sustainable Digital Health](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/opinion/2026/2026-01-21-from-pilots-scale-three-principles-sustainable-digital-health/) (2026-01-21)

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## News (28)

- [Global Fund Board Approves New Financing Mechanism to Accelerate Progress Against Malaria and Marks Leadership Transition](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2026/2026-11-03-global-fund-board-new-financing-mechanism-malaria-leadership-transition/) (2026-11-03)
- [Global Fund Board Appoints Mark Dybul as Next Executive Director](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2026/2026-10-28-global-fund-board-appoints-mark-dybul-as-next-executive-director/) (2026-10-28)
- [Global Fund Launches Process to Select New Executive Director](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2026/2026-02-04-global-fund-launches-process-to-select-new-executive-director/) (2026-02-04)
- [Global Fund Appoints Peter Sands as Executive Director](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2017/2017-11-14-global-fund-appoints-peter-sands-as-executive-director/) (2017-11-14)

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## Update (12)

- [Global Fund Executive Director Selection Moves to Final Phase with Five Finalists](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/updates/2026/2026-09-30-global-fund-executive-director-selection-moves-to-final-phase-with-five-finalists/) (2026-09-30)
- [Global Fund Executive Director Selection Process Continues on Schedule](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/updates/2026/2026-07-07-global-fund-executive-director-selection-process-continues-schedule/) (2026-07-07)
- [Global TB Report: “Progress is Possible: We Know What Works, Let’s Scale It”](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/updates/2025/2025-11-12-global-tb-report-progress-is-possible/) (2025-11-12)
- [Call for Applications – Independent Member, Global Fund Executive Director Nomination Committee](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/updates/2025/2025-09-24-call-for-applications-independent-member-global-fund-executive-director-nomination-committee/) (2025-09-24)

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## Story (2)

- [A Year in Review: 2023](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/stories/2023/2023-12-19-a-year-in-review-2023/) (2023-12-19)
- [COVID-19 Threatens the Poor and Marginalized More than Anyone](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-threatens-poor-marginalized-more-than-anyone-peter-sands-1f/) (2020-03-06)

## Event (1)

- [World Economic Forum: Ending Tuberculosis: How Do We Get There?](https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2023/sessions/ending-tuberculosis-how-do-we-get-there) (2023-01-17)

## Photo Gallery (1)

- [Eighth Replenishment](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/replenishment/eighth-replenishment/) (2025-11-04)

## Video (1)

- [The Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Investment Case](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/video/2022/2022-07-08-seventh-replenishment-investment-case/) (2022-07-08)

## Other (1)

- [Executive Director](https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/staff/executive-director/)

## Related Decision Points (39)

- [GF/B56/DP09: Recognition of Peter Sands](https://www.theglobalfund.org/kb/board-decisions/b56/b56-dp09/) (2026-10-30)
- [GF/B56/DP03: Appointment of the Executive Director](https://www.theglobalfund.org/kb/board-decisions/b56/b56-dp03/) (2026-10-28)
- [GF/B53/EDP19: Appointment of the 2025-2026 Executive Director Nomination Committee Membership](https://www.theglobalfund.org/kb/board-decisions/b53/b53-edp19/) (2025-12-09)
- [GF/B53/EDP08: Approval of the Terms of Reference for the Executive Director Nomination Committee](https://www.theglobalfund.org/kb/board-decisions/b53/b53-edp08/) (2025-08-06)
- [GF/B51/DP07: Extension of Executive Director Term](https://www.theglobalfund.org/kb/board-decisions/b51/b51-dp07/) (2024-07-09)

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