Dr Comfort Ero

Dr Comfort Ero was appointed Crisis Group’s President & CEO in December 2021. She joined the organisation as West Africa Project Director in 2001 and rose to become Africa Program Director and then, in January 2021, Interim Vice President.

She is a leading practitioner in the field of conflict and security, having spent her entire career working on and in conflicted affected countries. In between her two tenures at Crisis Group, she served as Deputy Africa Program Director for the International Centre for Transitional Justice (2008-2010) and, prior to that, Political Affairs Officer and Policy Advisor to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Mission in Liberia (2004-2007). She has a PhD from the London School of Economics, University of London. Dr Ero sits on various boards and advisory bodies. 

Her areas of expertise include: conflict prevention, management and resolution; mediation; peacekeeping; transitional justice; politics and international relations of Africa.

Dr Ero has also held posts as:

• Deputy Africa Program Director for the International Centre for Transitional Justice (2008-2010)

• Political Affairs Officer and Policy Advisor to the Special Representative of the Secretary General, United Nations Mission in Liberia (2004-2007)

• Project Director, West Africa Office, International Crisis Group (2001-2004)

• Research Fellow, Conflict, Security & Development Group, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, London (1999-2001)

• Research Associate, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London (1998-1999)

• PhD from the London School of Economics, University of London