“A Global Voice For Humanity Forged Inside Power.”
Yasmine Sherif is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Humanity Brand, together with Scott Tavis. She is the Senior Global Ambassador for the Varkey Foundation - Family First & Global Advocacy, a public speaker, author, Co-Podcaster for The Alchemists, with Bethany Woodard, as well as an artist and entrepreneur.
Her second and forthcoming book, Unleash Your Humanity: Where Personal Awakening Becomes Collective Change, is both a riveting memoir and a call to live authentically - the story of a woman who refuses to stand on the sidelines of life. A senior U.N. veteran, human rights lawyer, a public speaker, a global advocate, a former professor at Long Island University, author and changemaker.
Yasmine Sherif spent over three decades in the United Nations, not only navigating warzones, but transforming them - and herself. With courage forged through conflict, loss, and awakening, Yasmine shows that true power comes from choosing humanity over fear. He journey illuminates universal truths. Transformation begins the moment we dare to unleash our humanity. The cross-sectoral approach merges real life experiences with philosophy, psychology, science and spirituality. While this makes the book unique, it also opens the door to truths that are universal to all of us.
Serving in Africa, Asia, Balkans, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as in New York HQs and Geneva (Switzerland), Yasmine has navigated and helped shape humanitarian responses and global decision-making in some of the most conflict affected contexts.
Most recently, she served for over eight years as the Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) — the global fund for education in emergencies, hosted by UNICEF, where she built the fund and lead resource mobilization of $1.6 billion, investing in quality education for 14 million children in crisis.
Previously, she served as UNDP/PAPP’s Deputy Special Representative, and as the Head of UNDP’s Global Rule of Law Programme in Crises-Contexts, among her positions. Besides her long experience in war-affected countries and her results-driven leadership towards impact, Yasmine Sherif and her UN teams mobilized over $3 billion for the UN’s humanitarian aid efforts over the years.
UNLEASH YOUR HUMANITY
is a bold memoir-manifesto co-authored by Yasmine Sherif and Scott Tavis. A true story, Yasmine moves through the frontlines of brutal conflicts to the inner terrain of courage, empathy and transformation. She reveals how personal awakening and collective change are inseparable. Seamlessly blending lived experience, psychology, philosophy, science, and spirituality, she inspires a clear call to action. She invites readers and leaders to reclaim humanity as our ultimate power of attaining self-realization and contributing both to personal growth and collective change.
“In a world that often feels divided, Unleash Your Humanity transports us back to what unites us — resilience, creativity, empathy, and the unstoppable human spirit. Yasmine’s story is a call to rise together, to serve one another, and to remember that our own humanity is our greatest power.”
Tony Robbins, New York Times #1 Bestseller, International Life & Business Coach
“In these times, when the world calls with urgency for our humanity to awaken, Yasmine’s lifelong devotion becomes a beacon of light and hope. Her story compels us to rise, to act, and to unleash our own humanity — within ourselves and across the world.”
José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
"Having collaborated with Yasmine Sherif for many years and seen her incredible commitment to the mission of Global Citizen, I am excited to see her memoir and manifesto on humanity now being shared with the world. An extremely powerful story of inspiration for anyone who wants to make a positive impact - both for themselves and for others."
Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder of Global Citizen and Author of From Idea to Impact.
"Yasmine and I jointly advocated for girls' education in Afghanistan and other conflict-affected areas. Her commitment to humanity is a lifelong journey through her decades in the UN system, as an advocate and public speaker. Her second book, Unleash Your Humanity: When Personal Awakening Becomes Collective Change, is a testimony to her inspiration, drive, determination – strengths we all can access and make useful to ourselves and to the world."
Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent, Sunday Times
Interviews & News Coverage.
Yasmine Sherif frequently features in the news and media. She has appeared in Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, BBC, CNN, France-24, El Pais, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, the Telegraph, the Guardian, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Xinuha, UN television, Global Citizen, the Project Syndicate, and the Diplomatic Courier, among others.
Book Yasmine for a Speaking Engagement
Yasmine Sherif is a global voice for humanity. Her insightful, energetic and inspiring talks combine high-stakes leadership with personal development: how to stay steady under pressure, lead with humanity, courage and integrity, and turn adversity into purpose. With a rare ability to connect frontline reality to inner resilience, she offers audiences and readers both inspiration and practical tools, grounded in what it takes to make decisions, build trust, and deliver results when the options are imperfect.
Yasmine is available for keynotes, speeches, moderated conversations, panels, and select private briefings.