RIP 1931 - 2023
Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney
Founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies which funded Atlantic Fellows
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EMPOWERING catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

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Working together for one common purpose: EQUITY.
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Atlantic Fellows are active in over

countries. Over the next two decades, the community will grow to more than

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New Executive Director of the Atlantic Institute Announced

Lysa John has been named as the new Executive Director of the Atlantic Institute, following a high impact career at CIVICUS, Save the Children and the U.N. She has been an advocate for equity and the power of international collaboration for over two decades.

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Health Equity Southeast Asia
Social & Economic Equity
Health Equity South Africa
Health Equity U.S. & Global
Social Equity
Racial Equity
Equity in Brain Health
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7 programs

Through seven global, interconnected programs, Atlantic Fellows collaborate across borders and disciplines to address the root causes of inequity.

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Dublin and San Francisco
Equity in Brain Health

The Atlantic Fellows for Equity for Brain Health program is housed at the Global Brain Health Institute. It is dedicated to protecting the world’s aging populations from threats to brain health.

Cape Town
Health Equity in South Africa

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa program is about strengthening the capacities of progressive social change leaders to tackle the deep social and economic inequities that characterize South Africa and that impact on the health of its citizens.

Bangkok
Health Equity in Southeast Asia

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia program’s goal is to build a thriving and sustainable network of health equity advocates and champions to create a community for health equity in Southeast Asia and China.

Washington D.C.
Health Equity U.S. + Global

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity U.S. + Global program develops leaders who have the knowledge, skills, and courage to build more equitable health systems, organizations, and communities.

New York and Johannesburg
Racial Equity

The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity program supports accomplished leaders from diverse backgrounds to uncover and address the root causes of racial inequality and engage in strategic, long-term collaborative efforts for transformative social change. 

London
Social and Economic Equity

The Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity program is building a catalytic, values-led global community of people who are committed to using collective leadership to work towards social and economic justice for all. 

Melbourne
Social Equity

The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity program is an Indigenous-led lifelong, collaborative fellowship program and platform for systemic change. It harnesses timeless Indigenous knowledge, ingenuity, and creativity to bring a unique approach to transformative change. 

80 COUNTRIES

The Atlantic Fellows are courageous, compassionate, and collaborative thinkers and doers, who collectively seek to bring lasting improvements to their communities and the world.

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A global network of leaders working together towards a more equitable world.

Although there has been progress, social and economic inequalities exist across the world with the already most endangered groups of people suffering disproportionately.

Image: Johnny Miller, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity
While each of the seven Atlantic Fellows programs is distinct and grounded in its local context, they share a common purpose of advancing fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

Through the global and interconnected programs, Atlantic Fellows collaborate to understand and address root causes of pressing problems. These problems include socio-economic and racial inequality; barriers to full participation in democracy; the social determinants of health and access to quality care.

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Image: Johnny Miller, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity

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