The Nobel Peace Prize Forum

An international peace-building expert with extensive experience in United Nations security-related initiatives and policy development in gender issues, Gina Torry has been leading the Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg College since October 2014.

Torry has worked closely with the UN, its member states, regional organizations, women's civil society groups, and networks worldwide. She most recently served as executive director of the Peace Research Endowment, the North American presence of the Peace Research Institute-Oslo. Prior to that, Torry worked for several years with the UN Department of Political Affairs Policy and Mediation Division.

Torry holds a BA in Comparative Literature/Political Science from the American University of Paris, and Master of Science in Gender Studies from the London School of Economics & Political Science.