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.
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
Tehmina Janjua
Current Foreign Secretary of Pakistan,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva
Anna Jardfelt
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Sweden 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
Anja Kaspersen
Former Director,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Kirsti Kauppi
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Afshan Khan
Former Director Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Special Coordinator for the refugee and migrant response in Europe,
UNICEF
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
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
Paul Ladd
Former Director,
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
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
Le Thi Tuyet Mai
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organization and other International Organizations 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
Anne-Sophie Lois
Former Senior United Nations Representative New York & Geneva,
Plan International
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
Rui Macieira
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge
Former Director,
Quaker United Nations Office
Nazrene Mannie
Former Executive Director,
GAN Global Apprenticeship Network