She is also the Founder and former Executive Director Emeritus of the Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN), a coalition of companies and organizations addressing the skills mismatch and youth unemployment.

She is leading an initiative on inclusive multilateralism which tries to enhance private sector engagement and partnerships with several UN entities both at the global and national level.

[3] Shea Gopaul led the preparation of a joint publication by the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) office in New York, and the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) titled Playbook: Building Momentum in the Decade of Action through Collaboration between Employers and UN Resident Coordination.

The Playbook aims to strengthen the dialogue and collaboration between Resident Coordinators (RCs) and employer organisations with the purpose of working together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In collaboration with the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Youth Unemployment, the feasibility study collected information from multi-stakeholders on country and company apprenticeship practices.