Team

Chair of Advisory Council

Baroness Ashton previously served as the Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Advisory Council

Mazlan Othman is the former Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).

Treasurer

Roman Brunner is currently pursuing his PhD in computer science at NTNU Trondheim.

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Patrick is an Independent Consultant working on a wide range of global affairs and international law. He is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland

Project Fellow

Myriam works as an Editor at a Swiss publishing house having previously studied Middle Eastern Studies and Spanish language and literature.

Project Fellow

Alexandra studies Creative Technology at the University of Twente, Netherlands.

Research Fellow

Mina is a PhD candidate in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, focusing on modern Japan.

Senior Fellow

Honorary Associate Professor in Negotiation at Aarhus University | Business and Social Sciences, Denmark and owner of the specialized negotiation, mediation and management company GUDSØE ApS

Advisory Council

Michael Ambühl is former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and Professor Emeritus at ETH Zurich.

President

Jack R. Williams is an Adjunct Professor and Consultant for UNITAR.

Board Member

Francis Cheneval is the Chair of Political Philosophy at the University of Zurich.

Project Fellow

Anna is a trained mediator and currently studying peace and conflict studies in Marburg, Germany.

Project Fellow

Vera is currently studying Political Science and Communications at the University of Zurich (UZH).

Strategy Fellow

Ramona is an experienced technology expert and advisor with a proven track record of launching state-of-the-art initiatives, and of successfully enabling organizations globally to become better at doing business.

Senior Teaching Fellow

Norbert is an experienced teacher of cross-cultural skills at the University of Graz.

Senior Fellow

Highly experienced diplomat and negotiator, Jérôme Bellion-Jourdan has notably led complex multilateral negotiations on behalf of the European Union in the United Nations, and engaged in several multistakeholder initiatives.

Advisory Council

Adil Najam is the inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University.

Secretary

Maxime Schoch is a Consultant and works on large transformation projects with the financial industry.

Head of Operations

Christian studied Philosophy, Theology and Political Studies in Germany and the UK and currently works at the University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Project Fellow

Max Horder is a fifth-year PhD candidate in Anthropology at Princeton University.

Project Fellow

Erika is a Mediation Coach at the University of Ferrara and has previously studied Law in Italy, Malta and Austria.

Research Fellow

Gene Carolan is a Lecturer in Law at Technological University Dublin

Senior Fellow

Felix Addor serves as the Deputy Director General of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (Swiss Ministry of Justice).

Distinguished Fellow

Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Ambassador (ret.). Areas of interest: global challenges, ethics, governance, public policy, public awareness, education, media.