Koye leads Spotlight Initiative’s global communications and public relations efforts. Before
joining the team, he was a Communications Specialist at the United Nations Population
Fund where he oversaw systems, projects and initiatives to strengthen the Fund’s strategic
communications. He previously worked at the United Nations Volunteers programme in
Bonn where he executed corporate communications activities for more than 8,000 UN
Volunteers across the globe. He began his UN career in 2006, helping global and regional
youth networks develop HIV prevention campaigns. Prior to joining the UN, he worked in
sales and marketing at a private consulting firm. Koye holds a master’s degree in
International Studies from the University of Sydney in Australia and is a graduate of Rutgers
University in the United States.