Former Hillary Clinton aide and chief of staff Melanne Verveer is co-founder of the global partnership and its board chair emeritus.

[8] Other co-founders were Alyse Nelson (current President of Vital Voices Global Partnership),[9] Donna McLarty, Mary Yerrick, and Theresa Loar.

[20] Vital Voices hosts the annual Global Leadership Awards, honoring women leaders working in the areas of human rights, economic empowerment, or political reform.

[24] 50 women were selected by the Vital Voices and Reliance Foundation in 2022[24] for the fellowship, including Shridevi Mogilinee,[25] Revathi Radhakrishnan, and Shilpi Singh.

[25][26] Male members of the solidarity council include the actor David Schwimmer, athlete Don McPherson, filmmaker Jackson Katz and Democratic politician Mike Rawlings.