Georges Leclere
CEO
Georges has over 40 years of experience in television and new media, starting in 1968 as a producer and on-air personality in Lebanon and later in his native France. Prior to founding LGMA in 2007, Georges was the senior vice president of the International Television Academy, the television and new media trade association that organizes the annual International Emmy Awards. Among his accomplishments while at the Academy, are the creation of the International Emmys World Festival and the International Interactive Emmys held every year in Cannes, France.
Previously, Georges also served as an international multimedia consultant for AOM International. Prior to that, he served as director of media for the United Nations.
Georges has passion for media. He also has a passion for the environment. So whenever he gets the chance to combine the two, he is overjoyed. Much of the programming he’s done recently through LGMA has been focused on fighting the causes of climate change, including format game shows “Go for Green!” and “District Green.”
Born in Paris, France, Georges studied science extensively with specialization in chemistry and astronomy at the French University in Paris. He currently resides in New York with his wife, the renowned author Alexandra Leclere, with whom he has four children and five grandchildren.
James Wurst
Editorial Director
Jim is a veteran journalist on international security issues, based at the United Nations since 1987. He has been a reporter for the Inter Press Service, The InterDependent, UN Wire, Global Security Newswire, and as well as a contributor to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Arms Control Today, In These Times, former Editor of Disarmament Times (New York) and Disarmament Campaigns (The Hague). He has written on arms control issues, peacekeeping and international law.
Jim has also worked as a consultant on arms control issues for a variety of think tanks, including the Global Security Institute, the Council on Economic Priorities, the Arias Foundation for Peace and Progress, and the Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear Policy. He has held numerous positions in the United Nations Correspondents’ Association (UNCA), including President (2005), First Vice President (2000, 2004), and Convener of the UNCA Awards Committee (2009).
Alida Jay
Creative Assistant
Alida is a native New Yorker who traveled the world at a young age and quickly discovered a passion for international affairs. By the time Alida was 18 she had been named a Hero Youth Ambassador by the United Nations Association and spent two summers working in South Africa and Namibia. She graduated from the University of Vermont in May, 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts.
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