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.
Vesna Batistić Kos
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Croatia to the United Nations in Geneva
Deyana Kostadinova
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations in Geneva
Pierre Krähenbühl
Commissioner-General,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Högni S. Kristjánsson
Current Representative, Iceland to EFTA Surveillance Authority's Board,
Former Ambassador, Iceland to the United Nations in Geneva
Andrius Krivas
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in Geneva
Linda Kromjong
Former Secretary-General,
International Organization of Employers
Ajit Kumar
Former Ambassador ,
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in Geneva
Jovan Kurbalija
Director,
DiploFoundation
Marco Lambertini
Former Director General,
World Wide Fund for Nature International (WWF) International
Elisabeth Laurin
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva
Taeho LEE
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Richard Lennane
Executive Director,
Geneva Disarmament Platform
Frances Lisson
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the WTO
Jorge Lomonaco
Current Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of Mexico to the Organization of American States,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations in Geneva
François Longchamp
Former President,
Conseil d'État du canton de Genève
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
Peter Maurer
Former President,
International Committee of the Red Cross
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
Martha Rojas Urrego
Secretary General,
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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
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