Paul van Zyl

Paul van Zyl grew up in South Africa during the apartheid era and served as the Executive Secretary of South Africa's post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 1995 to 1998.

Education He received a BA and LL.B. degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1996 and an LL.M. in International Law from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands in 1997. Paul also earned an LL.M. in Corporate Law from the NYU School of Law. Paul was selected as a Hauser Global Scholar at NYU, a program which selects 10 of the finest students from countries across the world, chosen on the basis of their intellectual and leadership ability, as well as their capacity to participate productively in a global community of scholars and practitioners.

Career In 2001, Paul co-founded the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), an international human rights organisation based in New York City. The ICTJ works for justice in over 40 countries that have endured massive human rights abuses under repression and in conflict. They work with victims, civil society groups, national and international organisations to ensure redress for victims and to help prevent atrocities from happening again.

Paul co-founded The Conduit in 2016 (opened summer 2018), a club to gather change makers, which now has branches in London and Oslo.

Paul was named by London Tech Week as one of its 30 "Change Makers 2018", celebrating the companies and people harnessing technology to inspire social and economic impact and drive global innovation.

Lectures

Introduction to Transitional Justice in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

Articles

Forbes, "How The Maiyet Collective Concept Store Will Reshape The Lexicon Of Ethical Luxe" The Financial Times, "The Conduit: a London members' club with a social purpose" The Evening Standard, "Can a members’ club change the world? That’s what The Conduit wants to do..." Vogue, "How New Members' Club The Conduit Plans To Change The World"