The Foundation Board

 

Kofi Annan

Ghana

Founder and Chair, Nobel Peace Laureate and Former Secretary General of the United Nations.

Diego Hidalgo

Spain

Founder and Honorary President of FRIDE, Founder of the Club of Madrid and President of DARA.

Elisabeth Lindenmayer

France

Director of the United Nations Studies Programme at Columbia University’s School of International Public Affairs.

Carlos Lopes

Guinea-Bissau

Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee, Visiting Fellow at the Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice, University of Cape Town, South Africa; former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

Thoraya Obaid

Saudi Arabia

Former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund and former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations (2000-2010); Member of the Saudi Shura.

Oluseye Oduyemi

Nigeria

Former Director of Management, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Jenö Staehelin

Switzerland

Former Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York (2002-2004); former Permanent Observer of Switzerland to the United Nations (1997-2002).

 

Staff

  • Alan Doss

    President
  • Kelcey Armstrong-Walenczak

    Associate Communications Officer
  • Sébastien Brack

    Senior Political Officer
  • Bijan Frederic Farnoudi

    Head of Communications
  • Maud Roure

    Programme Manager
  • Abdelmadjid Haddad

    Logistics and General Support
  • Michaelene Kinnersley

    Head of Partnerships
  • Michal Khan

    External Relations Assistant
  • Fabian Lange

    Project Coordinator
  • Li Ling Low

    Head of Finance and Administration
  • Natalie McDonnell

    Executive Assistant
  • Declan O’Brien

    Project Coordinator
  • Stephanie Lewis

    Travel Coordinator, Administrative Assistant
  • Orla Vandepoortale

    Administrative Assistant
  • Tesfai Tecle

    Senior Advisor on Food Security