Alumni
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together female & male decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
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)
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
Alexandre Fasel
Current Ambassador, Switzerland to the United Kingdom,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva
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
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
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
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
Tehmina Janjua
Current Foreign Secretary of Pakistan,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva
Michel Jarraud
Former Secretary General,
WMO
Morten Jespersen
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva
Simon Jones
Current Director, Dreaming Spires Technology, Ltd.,
Former Director, United Nations International Computing Centre
Rev. Dr. Martin Junge
Former General Secretary,
Lutheran World Federation
Päivi Kairamo
Current Ambassador for Counterterrorism Cooperation at the MFA, Former Ambassador of Finland to Turkey,,
Former Ambassador, and Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva and to the World Trade Organization
Misako Kaji
Ambassador of Japan to Croatia , Former Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to International Organizations in Geneva,
and Chairperson of the ILO Governing Body (2015-2016)
Sami Kanaan
Former Mayor,
City of Geneva
Jānis Kārkliņš
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva
George C. Kasoulides
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus in Geneva
Anja Kaspersen
Former Director,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Nazhat Shameem Khan
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva
Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Filloreta Kodra
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations in Geneva
Steffen Kongstad
Current Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Norway to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva
Anna Korka
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in Geneva