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.
Rolf Luyendijk
Former Executive Director,
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
Sally Mansfield
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Marta Maurás Pérez
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations in Geneva
Benjamin Moeling
Chargé d'Affaires,
Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Henri Monceau
Ambassadeur, Ancien Représentant permanent de la Francophonie auprès des Nations Unies et des autres organisations à Genève et à Vienne,
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Michael Møller
Former Director-General,
United Nations Office at Geneva
Robert Müller
Former Ambassador, Head of Delegation,
Austria to the Conference on Disarmament
Geert Muylle
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva
Penda A. Naanda
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Harald Neple
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva
Dr. Francois Xavier Ngarambe
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva,
Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations in Geneva
Thanh T. Nguyen
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in Geneva
Ji-ah PAIK
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Andrea Pedrazzini
CEO, Publicis Groupe Lausanne,
Former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
John Quinn
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Aviva Raz Shechter
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva
Carl Reaich
Current Divisional Manager of the Consular Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade,
Former Acting Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations in Geneva
Cecilia B. Rebong
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva
Rachael Reilly
Former Geneva Representative,
Women's Refugee Commission
François Rivasseau
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva
Joachim Rücker
Current Founder, Joachim Rücker Consulting,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva, Former President of the UN Human Rights Council (2015)
Barbara Ryan
Former Director,
Group on Earth Observation
Jarmo Sareva
Former Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Christian Saunders
Former Commissioner-General,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
John Scanlon
Current Special Envoy for African Parks,
Former Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Simona Scarpaleggia
Former CEO, IKEA Switzerland,
Current Head of the Global Initiative The Future of our Work
Milorad Šćepanović
Ambassador,
Former Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations in Geneva
Nicole Schwab
Former Co-Founder,
EDGE Certified Foundation
Maurizio E. Serra
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva
Syed Tauqir Shah
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the World Trade Organization in Geneva
Michel Sidibé
Executive Director,
UNAIDS
Peter Sørensen
Former Head of the Delegation,
Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva
Sabina Stadler Repnik
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva
Dr Lachlan Strahan
Former Chargé d’affaires a.i.,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Vojislav Šuc
Former Permanent Representative and President of the Human Rights Council Twelfth Cycle (2018),
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva
Nina Suomalainen
Former Executive Director,
Justice Rapid Response
William Lacy Swing
Former Director-General,
International Organization for Migration
Elhadj As Sy
Former Secretary-General,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Dorothy Tembo
Executive Director ad interim,
International Trade Centre
Thani Thongphakdi
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations in Geneva
Khalid Tinasti
Director,
Global Commission on Drug Policy
Tudor Ulianovschi
Current Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Republic of Moldova,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva
Andras Vamos-Goldman
Former Executive Director,
Justice Rapid Response
Marc Vanheukelen
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the European Union to the World Trade Organization
Jos Verbeek
Former Special Representative to the UN and WTO,
World Bank Group Office in Geneva
Marilena Viviani
Former Director of the Geneva Liaison Office,
United Nations Children's Fund
Frans Vreeswijk
General Secretary & CEO,
International Electrotechnical Commission
Margareta Wahlstrom
Former Director,
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction