The Program Founders and Affiliates of the Carr-Ryan Center’s Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program are an invaluable source of support, helping to guide the program's events, key initiatives, research, and training summits.
Program Founders
Julie Allen
Julie Allen is a 2020 Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow and served as partner at Proskauer Rose, an international law firm where she co-chaired the global capital markets practice. Julie currently serves as the board chair of Read Ahead, a reading-based mentoring organization focusing on New York City’s underserved public grammar school children.
Linda Dakin-Grimm
Linda Dakin-Grimm is a senior consulting partner at Milbank LLP, where she handled numerous jury and bench trials in courts across the United States. In 2016, Ms. Dakin-Grimm concentrated her practice on pro bono immigration matters. Since then, she has taken on more than 100 cases helping unaccompanied children and separated families in immigration proceedings.
David Bohnett Foundation
The David Bohnett Foundation is committed to improving society through social activism. They provide funding, state-of-the-art technology, and technical support to innovative organizations and institutions that share their vision.
Mike Dillon
Michael Dillon is a board officer, strategic advisor, and former executive. As a former partner at PwC, Michael helped clients attain their goals through his advice concerning mergers and acquisitions, audits, and accounting. In 2016, he was chosen for a three-year term on PwC’s senior leadership team as Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer.
