The Peace Innovation Initiative (PII) is the new accelerator for active peace and impact: a community of visionaries leading a global movement to accelerate positive disruption and establish active peace as a pillar of innovation worldwide. Devoted to the mission of creating and enabling a global practice of peace, PII collectively amplifies those at the intersection of innovation, technology, and sustainability to build a world where our industries and investments are constructed upon a framework of sustainable peacebuilding, measurable outcomes, ROI and impact.

PII was founded in 2021 through the vision and leadership of Barbara Winston and her son, Gordon Winston. Barbara Winston has stated that the great objective of humanity must be to construct the DNA OF PEACE. Operating as a 501c3 organization, PII was first presented by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as part of the UPEACE report to the 76th Session of the General Assembly, with great approval. The organization has been honored to participate in close collaboration with the University for Peace, under the leadership of Dr. Francisco Aravena Rojas and Vice Rector Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo, ever since. Alongside the Global Center for Peace Innovation, PII’s intent is to serve as a hub for dialogue and exchange worldwide through cross-sector convenings and global fellowships.

For more information, please visit: peaceinnovationinitiative.org