Our Team
At Peace Pays, we believe people are the most exponential technology on earth.
Our team combines decades of expertise in diplomacy, technology, philanthropy, and grassroots initiatives, uniting thousands of trusted expert women peace builders from over 100 countries in human-led, AI-enhanced networks to prevent violence before it escalates.
Jennifer Bradshaw
Co-Founder
Peace Programming & SystemsJennifer Bradshaw, co-founder of Peace Pays, leverages two decades of expertise in developing conflict de-escalation and violence prevention systems across 70+ countries, integrating women's leadership with ethical AI to foster global prosperity.
Her insights stem from extensive frontline experience with organizations like the U.S. Department of State, USAID, Amnesty International, and multiple corporate foundations. Having lived and worked in conflict zones from Ukraine to Sudan, collaborating with groups such as the Ukrainian Coalition for Legal Aid. She has cultivated and stewarded vital global networks of trusted peace leaders, comprising over 1,000 peacebuilders across 100+ countries, ensuring frontline and grassroots insights directly inform high-level policy and funding
Bradshaw's impact includes managing a $20 million peacebuilding portfolio at the U.S. State Department, where she also co-designed its Violence Prevention Early Warning System and Rapid Response Fund, which deployed $11.2 million to civil society peace leaders; over her career, she has overseen more than $100 million in peacebuilding programs and influenced equivalent foreign assistance through initiatives like the U.S. 2023 Women, Peace, and Security National Action Plan, with her strategic counsel increasing women's participation in Sudan's ceasefire mediation by 40%.
A Rotary Peace Fellow, Bradshaw holds an MSc from Uppsala University in Peace and Conflict Research, and a BA in Sociology from the University of Oregon.
Kat Fotovat
Co-Founder
Policy & Global PartnershipsKat Fotovat is the former Acting Ambassador-at-Large in the U.S. Office of Global Women’s Issues, where she led global efforts on gender equality, and the prevention of gender-based violence.
She also served on the White House Gender Policy Council, and as the US Focal Point on Women, Peace, and Security at the UN for nearly a decade. Previously, she served as Principal Deputy Director in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, overseeing over $5 billion in programs supporting civil society and human rights, including transitional justice and internet freedoms.
Fotovat’s U.S. government service also included senior roles at embassies, the Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Bureau of Conflict, Stabilization, Operations, and at USAID.. Prior to her government career, she worked with organizations including UNHCR, UNICEF, ABA-CEELI, and on peace negotiations and post-conflict constitutions with the Nobel-nominated Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) where she currently serves as a Peace Fellow, focused on AI and Conflict Mediation.
Fotovat is also a Senior Advisor to the Swanee Hunt Foundation on Inclusive Security, and a board member of Afghan Women’s Network International.
Sabrina Pourmand
Co-Founder
Strategy & PhilanthropySabrina Pourmand is a humanitarian crisis responder and growth leader who has raised and managed over $1B for humanitarian causes.
She advises leaders and organizations around the globe, including: African Leadership Group, Airbnb.org, The Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellowship, American Journalism Project, Every.org, The Asian American Foundation.
Pourmand is also is the Founding Executive Director of Rideback Rise, a content accelerator for BIPOC creators, co-founded with Chairman of Netflix Film, Dan Lin. She sits on the board of Forward Global and Founders Pledge, two global philanthropic communities.
Martha Adams
Co-Founder
Storytelling & Media ImpactNamed one of Newsweek’s “125 Women of Impact,” Martha Adams is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and impact strategist known for global storytelling campaigns that drive measurable change.
Her work—including Girl Rising (Forbes’ #1 Most Dynamic Social Initiative), We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World (CNN), and She Creates Change (Warner Bros. Discovery, International Women’s Day 2024)—has reached audiences in more than 150 countries and helped shape global policy and funding for girls’ and women’s rights.
Adams is also a Senior Fellow at USC’s Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, a Film Expert for the U.S. Department of State’s American Film Showcase, a member of the Producers Guild of America, and the former President of Entertainment at Rebel Girls, the award-winning media company behind the NYT-bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.