Governance
Executive Committee
The Forum's overall organization and activities are decided by our Executive Committee.
Led by Pascal Lamy, the Executive Committee comprises the representatives of our eight Founding Members, wich are African, Asian, European, and Latin American organizations.
Pascal LAMY
Representing
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Pascal Lamy is member of the Board of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
Nora MÜLLER
Representing
Körber Foundation
Nora Müller is Executive Director of International Affairs Director of the Berlin Office at the Körber Foundation.
Vanessa SCHERRER
Representing
Sciences Po
Vanessa Scherrer is Vice President of International Affairs and member of the faculty at Sciences Po.
Michel DUCLOS
Representing
Institut Montaigne
Michel Duclos is a French diplomat, advising Institut Montaigne.
Edna JAIME TREVIÑO
Representing
México
Evalúa
Edna Jaime Treviño is Founder and Director at México Evalúa.
Mohan KUMAR
Ambassador Dr. Mohan Kumar is Chairperson at RIS.
Thierry de MONTBRIAL
Representing
Institut français
des relations internationales
Thierry de Montbrial is Executive Chairman at the Institut français des relations internationales which he founded in 1979.
André PARANT
Representing
French Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
André Parant is Deputy Secretary-General at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Steering Committee
The Forum's strategic orientations are defined by our Steering Committee.
Led by Trisha Shetty and Igor Yurgens, the Steering Committee comprises sixteen international experts with specialization in various aspects of global governance, with balanced gender and geographical representation.
Trisha SHETTY
INDIA
Trisha Shetty is a social activist and lawyer from Mumbai, India. She started SheSays, a non-profit organization working for gender equality through youth and civic-society engagement. Her organization works on public safety, security, quality education, good health and well-being, digital literacy, sanitation, public policy and advocacy through a gender-sensitive lens. Trisha is also an Obama Foundation Scholar at Columbia University and sits on the Global Leadership Council for The Museum for the United Nations - UN Live.
Igor YURGENS
RUSSIA
Igor Yurgens is the Chairman of the Management Board of the Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR), a member of the Management Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, among other organizations.
Fauziya ABDI ALI
Women in International Security
KENYA
Haifa Dia AL-ATTIA
Queen Rania Foundation
JORDAN
Zhimin CHEN
Fudan University
CHINA
Renato FLORES
Getulio Vargas Foundation
BRAZIL
Patrick GASPARD
Open Society Foundations
USA
Kristalina GEORGIEVA
Chief Executive Officer
World Ban
BULGARIA
Vasu GOUNDEN
African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
SOUTH AFRICA
Rouba MHAISSEN
Sawa Foundation
LEBANON / SYRIA
Stewart PATRICK
Council on Foreign Relations
USA
Kenichiro SASAE
Japan Institute
of International Affairs
JAPAN
Martin TISNÉ
Luminate
UNITED KINGDOM
Yenny WAHID
Wahid Institute
INDONESIA
Huiyao (Henry) WANG
Center for China and Globalization
CHINA