The Council, composed of accomplished women in the fields of business, politics, and international development, represent the private and public sector -- including government, nongovernmental organizations, and collaborating institutions. Council members provide strategic guidance and funding recommendations to PROLEAD's staff.

Cecilia Loria - President of the National Institute of Social Development (INDESOL), Mexico; joined the Council as president of the organization "For a Feminist Millenium"
Dulce Maria Pereira - Brazilian ambassador and former Director of the Palmares Foundation Cultural Foundation, responsible for the coordination of Portuguese-speaking countries
Gloria Rodriguez - CEO/President, MAPA Communications, Puerto Rico
Marit Wiig - General Director of the Customs and Internal Revenue Division, Norway
Rebeca Grynspan - Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Director of UNDP's Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Rita Rahman - Deputy Head of Mission of the Royal Dutch Embassy of Netherlands - India
Representatives from:
OAS/CIM - Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women