Darian Weltman Swig is Co-Founder of Article3.Org, a nonprofit focused on strengthening the human rights philanthropy ecosystem, and Founder of Article 3 Advisors, a not-for-profit consultancy working at the nexus of human rights and strategic philanthropy. Darian dedicates her time and resources - personally and professionally - to promoting universal human rights and best practice philanthropy. In doing so, she has helped to build the field of human rights philanthropy within the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.Article 3 is the culmination of over two decades of extensive experience in human rights related causes and projects. Article 3 curates the annual A3A Human Rights Day Program to convene key stakeholders, foster thought leadership and commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 2018, Article 3 established the Human Rights Global Treasure Award, which recognises exemplary individuals for their extraordinary service to the human rights movement. Darian recently completed twelve years of service as a member of the International Board of Human Rights Watch. During her tenure, she served in numerous leadership roles to include inaugural chair of the U.S. Program Advisory Committee. Darian serves on the advisory committee of the Human Rights Center at U.C. Berkeley and as an advisor to the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice. Past board service includes Fund for Global Human Rights, Global Witness, World Affairs Council, Commonwealth Club and USA for UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency); and founding board member of The Philanthropy Workshop West and Genocide Intervention Network as well as past advisory committee member of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court.Darian is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds dual master’s degrees in Political Science and International Area studies. Born in Germany, Darian resides in San Francisco, California with her husband, Rick Swig.