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.
Jarmo Sareva
Former Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in New York
Yvan Savy
Director,
PLAN International France
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
Helga Maria Schmid
Former Secretary General,
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Götz Schmidt-Bremme
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the International Organisations in Vienna
Andrew J. Schofer
Current Co-Chair, OSCE Minsk Group for Nagorno-Karabakh,
Former Chargé d’Affaires, United States Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Nicole Schwab
Former Co-Founder,
EDGE Certified Foundation
Maurizio E. Serra
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva
Nikhil Seth
Former Executive Director,
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Syed Tauqir Shah
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the World Trade Organization in Geneva
Abdulla Shahid
President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations General Assembly
Nicole Shampaine
Chargé d’Affaires,
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Kathleen Sherwin
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer,
Women Deliver
Dong-ik Shin
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the International Organizations in Vienna
Michel Sidibé
Executive Director,
UNAIDS
Olof Skoog
Ambassador, Former Head of Delegation,
Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York
Jack Smith
Specialist Prosecutor,
Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office
Alejandro Solano Ortiz
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the International Organizations in Vienna
Erik Solheim
Former Executive Director,
UN Environment
Martin Sørby
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Royal Norwegian Embassy in The Hague
Peter Sørensen
Former Head of the Delegation,
Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva
Philip Spoerri
Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation,
International Committee of the Red Cross
Sabina Stadler Repnik
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva
Katharina Stasch
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Carsten Staur
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Delegation of Denmark to the OECD and UNESCO
Christine Stix-Hackl
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Austria to the International Organizations in Vienna
Jürgen Stock
Former Secretary-General,
INTERPOL
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
Bård Ivar Svendsen
Former Ambassador,
Royal Norwegian Embassy The Hague
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
Petteri Taalas
Former Secretary-General,
World Meteorological Organization
Cho Tae-Yul
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York
Michèle Taylor
Ambassador, Former U.S. Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council,
Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations in Geneva
Dorothy Tembo
Executive Director ad interim,
International Trade Centre
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations
Thani Thongphakdi
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations in Geneva
Hannele Tikkanen
Chargé d’Affaires,
Former Permanent Representative of Finland to the OSCE
Stefano Toscano
Former Director,
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Bruce Turner
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
U.S. Mission to the Conference on Disarmament
Leigh Turner
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna
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
Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu
Under-Secretary-General for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States,
United Nations
Ian Vale
Former Regional Director for East and Southern Africa,
Save the Children