Iverna McGowan

Iverna is the Head of Amnesty International European Institutions Office and Advocacy Director, covering work towards the EU and the Council of Europe. After leaving a managerial position in the private sector to pursue a career in human rights, Iverna has worked at the UN and at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, but also as a consultant on international women’s human rights law and on research ethics. She holds an LL.M in European and International Human Rights Law from the University of Maastricht, and a B.A. in European Studies from Trinity College, Dublin. She speaks French, German, Irish, and Spanish.