Barbara Ryan New Executive Director of WGIC

Barbara J. Ryan has started the new year by becoming the executive director of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC). Sanjay Kumar concluded his term as the chief executive and will continue to support WGIC as the secretary-general.

Ryan brings with her immense leadership experience in managing and advocating for greater collaboration among national and international organizations such as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). She also serves on several boards and advisory committees at various national and international organizations such as the Jane Goodall Institute. She has been a policy advisor atWGICsince January 2019. 

开始新的角色，Barbara Ryan说：“WGIC成员与世界各地的各国政府和其他人合作的工作对于确保公共卫生和安全，清洁环境和强大经济，我很荣幸能够进入这个问题至关重要作用。我非常期待继续努力施扎耶·库马尔开始以及在全球地理空间和地球观测社区进一步倡导。“