Leadership Network

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.

Sebastian Groth

Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles, Embassy of Germany

Christian Grønbech-Jensen

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent Mission of Denmark to the international organizations in Vienna

Rebeca Grynspan

Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Fabricio Guariglia

Director, The Hague Office, International Development Law Organization (IDLO)

Christian Guillermet Fernández

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Einar Gunnarsson

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Riaz Hamidullah

Ambassador, Embassy of Bangladesh in the Netherlands

Casey Harden

General Secretary, World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)

Astrid Harz

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OPCW, Austrian Embassy The Hague

Bahtijors Hasans

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva

Piotr Hofmanski

President, International Criminal Court

Laura S.H. Holgate

Ambassador, U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna

Gilbert F. Houngbo

Director-General , International Labour Organization

Ivana Hrdlickova

President, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)

Thilmeeza Hussain

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations and Special Envoy to the President of the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the UN

Julia Imene-Chanduru

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva

Stephen Jackson

UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, Kenya Resident Coordinator's Office

Anna Jardfelt

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva

Blanca Jiménez Cisneros

Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico in France

Ingrid Maria Johansen

CEO, SOS Children's Villages International

Mathu Joyini

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in New York

Katrina Kaktina

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Latvia to the International Organisations in Vienna

Natalia Kanem

Executive Director, UNFPA

Gerard Keown

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the OECD and UNESCO

Giancarlo Kessler

Ambassador and Permanent Representative , Swiss Delegation to the OECD

Karim A.A. Khan KC

Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

Atul Khare

Under Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Operational Support

Corinne Kitsell

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to IAEA and CTBTO, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna

Lotte Knudsen

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the European Union to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva

Csaba Kőrösi

President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, United Nations General Assembly

Khalid Koser

Executive Director, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

Philippe Kridelka

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in New York

Rachael Kupka

Executive Director, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP)

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Peace Operations

Paul Ladd

Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

Frances Galatia Lanitou Williams

Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus

Emmanuelle Larroque

Chief Executive Officer, Social Builder

Philippe Lazzarini

Commissioner-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Le Thi Tuyet Mai

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organization and other International Organizations in Geneva

Dorothée Le Fraper du Hellen

Head of Defence Office , Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Antje Leendertse

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York

Niamh Leinwather

Secretary General, Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Analisa Leonor Balares

Chair & Chief Innovation Architect, Womensphere Interactive + Womensphere Foundation

Debora Lepre

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna

Aiga Liepina

Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Netherlands

Michael W. Lodge

Permanent Observer, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority

Raymond Loretan

President, Diplomatic Club of Geneva

Artur Lorkowski

Director, Energy Community