Dr. Vivienne O’Connor, PhD has over twenty years of experience in the fields of international peace-building, and conflict resolution. She worked from 2001 until 2007 at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in her native Ireland. From 2007 until 2016, Vivienne was a Senior Rule of Law Advisor at the United States Institute of Peace. Vivienne has worked with national partners in countries such as Afghanistan, Burma, Haiti, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Nepal, and Syria. Vivienne lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York, with her husband and daughter.