Our People

Ambassador Thomas Greminger is the Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). Ambassador Greminger served as Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from

Dieter von Blarer is an attorney at law (Swiss bar) with legal practice in Aesch near Basel. Born in Aesch near Basel, Dieter studied law in Fribourg i.Ue and passed

Dr Evelyne Tauchnitz is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Ethics ISE, University of Lucerne, where she is conducting research on the impact of the digital transformation

Molly McUsic is the President of the Wyss Foundation, a private, charitable foundation dedicated to supporting innovative, lasting solutions that improve lives, empower communities, and strengthen connections to the land.

Professor ’Funmi Olonisakin is Vice-President International, Engagement and Service (IES) at King’s College London. She is also Professor of Security, Leadership and Development at the African Leadership Centre in the

Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo is Professor and Dean at UPEACE. He is also Associate Professor of International Law at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas and has been since 1998.

Tim Ready is the Founder of and a Managing Partner at AlphaMundi Group Ltd since 2008, the Chairman of the SocialAlpha Investment Fund SICAV-SIF launched by AMG in Luxembourg in

An exceptional and prolific philanthropist, Hansjörg Wyss has funded many initiatives promoting innovative ideas, new tools, and unprecedented collaborations in areas of education, arts, science, engineering, conflict resolution and land

Anne Gloor conceived, founded, and helped set up the PeaceNexus Foundation from 2008 to 2011, and was its Executive Director from 2011 to 2014. Since then, she has mostly worked

As PeaceNexus’ Executive Director, Catriona guides the foundation’s overall strategic direction, in collaboration with the board, and oversees the foundation’s services and programmes. Before joining PeaceNexus, Catriona worked as an

Mads is Deputy Director at PeaceNexus, leading the teams in our following regions: Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Western Balkans. Mads has worked as an international peacebuilding and development

Magali is the Finance and Administration Director at PeaceNexus, supervising the Finance Administrator. She has 16 years of international work experience in finance and strategy in the private sector, especially

Carole leads the Organisational Development (OD) service offer. She provides support and facilitates learning for PeaceNexus’ OD partnerships across the different regions, and directly manages PeaceNexus’ OD support to international

Héloïse leads the Conflict Sensitivity (CS) service offer, which aims to help international and local actors better take context into account when working in conflict and contribute to peacebuilding across

Kristyna is responsible for accounting at PeaceNexus. She supports the financial operations and provides management with financial reporting. Kristyna has previously worked in numerous assistant roles across a variety of

Anina supports the West Africa Programme and works with selected partners on their Organisational Development, Conflict Sensitivity and Business Engagement processes. Before joining PeaceNexus, Anina worked for Terre des Hommes,

As a trainee, Maya provides support to PeaceNexus’ West Africa Programme and External Communications team. Prior to working at PeaceNexus, she worked in the film industry as research and production

Daniela works with Business Engagement partners, advising multinational companies and investors on their social impact in high risk markets. She also leads PeaceNexus’ external communications. Prior to joining PeaceNexus, Daniela

Kristen leads the Business Engagement (BE) service offer. Kristen brings with him fifteen years of experience in peace, development, and the private sector, with a focus on fragile and conflict-affected settings. His

Chinara manages the PeaceNexus portfolio in Central Asia and leads PeaceNexus’ Central Asia team. She has over ten years’ experience in researching and advising on Central Asian peace and security

As Senior Programme Officer, Nazgul supports selected partners in Central Asia in their Business Engagement processes. Nazgul has 12 years’ experience in project management. As a project manager for the

As Programme Officer, Kanatbek supports selected partners in Kyrgyzstan in their organisational development, conflict sensitivity and business engagement processes. Before joining PeaceNexus, Kanatbek was working, amongst others, at IFRC, OSCE,

Carol manages PeaceNexus’ portfolio in Southeast Asia. She has more than 10 years of professional and academic experience in human rights and conflict sensitivity work. Before joining PeaceNexus, she provided

As Programme Manager, Kebe oversees the PeaceNexus portfolio in Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal. Kebe has more than 20 years’ experience, including more than 15 coordinating development, conflict prevention and

As Programme Manager, Deborah supervises the PeaceNexus portfolio in the Western Balkans and leads the regional team there. Deborah has been accompanying PeaceNexus’ Western Balkans partners on their organisational development

Besart supports PeaceNexus’ partners on Organisational Development and Conflict Sensitivity. He is based in Prishtina, Kosovo. Besart is a researcher, human rights and transitional justice activist. He has extensive experience

Vladica supports PeaceNexus’ partners on Organisational Development in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia. She is based in Belgrade, Serbia. Vladica has been committed to creating and influencing positive change since early

Luc supports some of PeaceNexus’ multilateral and government partners as an Associate Consultant. Luc has been supporting PeaceNexus’ partnerships with the UN Peacebuilding Support Office and the government agency HACP

Frauke works with PeaceNexus partners and regional teams on organisational development and conflict sensitivity, in her capacity as an Associate Consultant. Frauke started working with PeaceNexus in 2013, supporting regional

As Associate Consultant, Hesta works on the Conflict Sensitivity service offer, with a particular focus on supporting international partners on conflict sensitivity integration and contributing to learning processes in this

As an Associate Consultant, Magali contributes to the West Africa programme, with a particular focus on supporting partners in integrating conflict sensitivity and coordinating and facilitating collective learning initiatives in this area.

As an Associate Consultant for the West Africa Programme, Ousmane is based in Niger and has a background in administration. He brings over 15 years of experience with the international

As an Associate Consultant, Ajša supports PeaceNexus’ partners on Organisational Development and Conflict Sensitivity.  She is based in Danilovgrad, Montenegro. Ajša is a peace activist, educator and youth worker. She

As an Associate Consultant, Aline contributes to the Conflict Sensitivity and West Africa programmes combining research with action to support organisations in their development. Her goal is to help organizations—whether