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 anne firth murray author for women , professor , founder of the global fund new york university , university of california
anne firth murray

anne firth murray is a new zealand author , professor , and nonprofit founder .
murray is the founding president of the global fund for women , the largest non-profit organization in the world funding women 's human rights .
she founded the organization in 1987 and continued to act as president until 1996 .
in 2005 , she was nominated for the nobel peace prize .
anne firth murray previously led philanthropic efforts on population and environmental issues for the william and flora hewlett foundation from 1978 to 1987 .
prior to that she was a writer at the united nations and an editor at the oxford university press , stanford university press , and yale university press .
murray is the author of two books : `` paradigm found : leading and managing for positive change '' and `` from outrage to courage : women taking action for health and justice '' .
she is a consulting professor of international women 's health at stanford university .
she is a board member or advisor to several organizations , including the african women 's development fund and the global justice center .
