Matthew Mullen
Head of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination, FWC26, FIFA
2023, 2024
Matthew Mullen holds a Ph.D. in Human Rights and Peace Studies. He has had the privilege of working on a wide range of human rights and peace projects, from small-holding dairy farms in Ethiopia and conflict-affected communities in Myanmar to global reports for the United Nations and advising some of the world’s largest brands. Mullen is taking this experience and a love of sport into his role as the Head of Human Rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026™.
This cannot be thought of as a conference or a summit. The stakes are simply too high and the data/conversation and methods to drive action more valuable/motivating than any gathering I have attended. I took more than 100 pages of notes and have shared them with my CBS News leadership team, anchors, producers, and correspondents. Nothing about this gathering was easy. The agony around this topic is real. But no one curious about it could ask for a more devoted, rational, or unflinching look into this dark but decipherable world.
