bs . ▁By any ima ▁began ▁her ▁five - year ▁director ship ▁at ▁Ox f am ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁announced ▁accept ance ▁of ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁Ox f am ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁second ▁five - year ▁term ▁as ▁Ox f am ▁International ' s ▁Executive ▁Director . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁By any ima ▁co - cha ired ▁the ▁World ▁Econom ic ▁Forum ▁in ▁Dav os . ▁She ▁used ▁the ▁forum ▁to ▁press ▁for ▁action ▁to ▁narrow ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁rich ▁and ▁poor . ▁The ▁char ity ' s ▁research ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁wealth ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁rich est ▁ 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁population ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁whereas ▁ 9 9 ▁percent ▁shares ▁the ▁other ▁half . ▁Ox f am ' s ▁figures ▁are ▁strongly ▁cont ested ▁by ▁several ▁econom ists . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁By any ima ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁United ▁Nations ▁Secretary - General ▁Ban ▁Ki - mo on ▁to ▁the ▁High - Level ▁P anel ▁on ▁Access ▁to ▁Medic ines , ▁co - cha ired ▁by ▁Ruth ▁Dre if uss , ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁Fest us ▁M og ae , ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁B ots w ana . ▁ ▁Personal ▁details ▁On ▁