Ayda Zugay
Ayda Zugay is the Refugee Congress Delegate for Massachusetts. She is a resettled refugee from the former Yugoslavia. Ayda is an award winning leader, published author, activist, polyglot, and a believer in people’s individual capacity to drive global change. She is a Principal/Co-Founder of Advancing Agency, a consulting collective supporting social changemakers on their journeys toward sustainable impact. A refugee trailblazer, she uses her multinational, diverse field expertise to create and mobilize positive change across government, market, and civil society. She has lived and worked in Europe, North America, and Africa either as an implementing partner of UNHCR, leading nonprofits and companies, consulting for heads of state, or speaking internationally about human rights, policy, and her experience as a refugee. Ayda also serves on the US Refugee Advisory Board. She is a member of the Refugee Storytellers Collective, an initiative co-founded with the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Refugee Congress. She is also the Founder of the Impact Investments Fund, a cross-sector partnership that advances socially responsible business performance for the wellbeing of people and the planet.