Jessica Stern is the former U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons and the former Executive Director of Outright International. She is Co-Founder and Principal of the Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice, an initiative consisting of former ambassadors, special representatives, and special envoys advocating for human rights, inclusive development, and global justice in U.S. foreign policy. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center at the Harvard Kennedy School.