Alumni
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
Bertrand de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele
Current Ambassador, Embassy of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva
Staffan de Mistura
Former Special Envoy for Syria,
Office of the Special Envoy of The Secretary-General for Syria
Jillian Dempster
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations in Geneva
Oxana Domenti
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva
Shara Duncan-Villalobos
Ambassador, Chargée d'affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Chi Dzung Duong
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Jan Dusik
Director,
UN Environment Europe Office
Christian Dussey
Director,
Geneva Center for Security Policy
Renata Dwan
Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Mark Dybul
Current Inaugural Faculty Director, Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health and Equality,
Former Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Alice Edwards
Head of Secretariat,
Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)
Meirav Eilon Shahar
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva
Patricia Espinosa
Former Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Manor Eviatar
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva
Martin Eyjólfsson
Current Ambassador, Iceland to Germany,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in Geneva
Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in Geneva
Darius Farman
Former Co-Director,
foraus
Alexandre Fasel
Current Ambassador, Switzerland to the United Kingdom,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva
Dragana Filipovic
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Delegation of the Council of Europe to UN Geneva
John Fisher
Former Geneva Director,
Human Rights Watch
Julian Fleet
Permanent Observer to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva,
International Development Law Organization
Socorro Flores Liera
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Foo Kok Jwee
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in Geneva
Rita French
Former International Ambassador for Human Rights,
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Geneva
Jonathan Fried
Current Coordinator, International Economic Relations for Global Affairs Canada,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization
Michael Gaffey
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva
Isabelle Gattiker
Former Director,
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Henri Gétaz
Former Secretary-General,
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Robert Glasser
Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction,
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Elayne Whyte Gómez
Former Ambassador, ,
Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations in Geneva
Ricardo González Arenas
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Shea Gopaul
Former Executive Director,
Global Apprenticeships Network
Judith F. Greenwood
Former Executive Director,
CHS Alliance
Thomas Guerber
Former Director,
DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Francis Gurry
Former Director General,
World Intellectual Property Organization
Katherine Ann Hagen
Former Founder and Executive Director,
Global Social Observatory
Wu Hailong
Current President, Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations in Geneva
Thomas Hajnoczi
Current Head, Disarmament Department in the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in Geneva
Terhi Hakala
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva
Hala Hameed
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Maldives to the United Nations in Geneva
Keith Harper
Current Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the U.S. to the Human Rights Council
Malayah Harper
Former General Secretary,
World YWCA
Bahtijors Hasans
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Rolf Heuer
Current President, SESAME Council,
Former Director General, CERN
Antonio Hodgers
Former President,
Conseil d'Etat de la République et canton de Genève
Andreas Ignatiou
Current Ambassador, Cyprus to Portugal,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations in Geneva
Selina Jackson
Current Vice President, Global Government Relations and Public Policy at Procter & Gamble,
Former Representative to the UN and WTO for the World Bank Group Office in Geneva
Wolfgang Jamann
Current Executive Director, International Civil Society Centre,
Former Secretary-General/CEO, CARE International