People — The GFCE

Foundation Board

The GFCE Foundation Board was installed upon establishment of the GFCE Foundation in December 2019. The Foundation Board is responsible for offering strategic guidance for the GFCE community and Secretariat, establishing continuity through outreach and fundraising, and providing a visible point of communication for the Foundation.

Chris Painter

President of the GFCE Foundation Board

Inge Bryan

Secretary of the GFCE Foundation Board

Uri Rosenthal

Special Advisor to the GFCE Foundation Board

Olaf Kolkman

Treasurer of the GFCE Foundation Board

Co-chairs

The GFCE co-chairs are appointed by the GFCE Community.

Ms. Maartje Peters

Co-chair of the GFCE

S. Krishna

Co-chair of the GFCE

Secretariat

The Secretariat provides operational and logistical support to the GFCE, acting as a liaison and point of contact for the GFCE Community, the Advisory Board and the Foundation Board. The Secretariat also facilitates the Working Groups, all GFCE projects and processes, and information-sharing within the GFCE and externally. In addition, the Secretariat is responsible for planning and supporting GFCE Meetings.

David van Duren

Director

Marjo Baayen

Director

Wouter Veenstra

Manager Global Outreach and Partnerships

Tereza Horejsova

Outreach Manager

Chris Buckridge

Senior Strategy Advisor

Eline Badoux

Senior Communications Manager

Velimir Radičević

Program Coordinator

Leo Hauser

Financial Controller

Jaqueline Pateguana

Clearing House Coordinator

Manuel Precioso Ruiz

Advisor

Nhu Nguyen

Communication Advisor

Caterina Morandini

Advisor

Klara Stankova

Advisor

Laura Morales Nuez

Advisor

Marion Marwood

Event Management and Administrative Support Trainee

Akhil Thomas

Project Officer

Meri Bourhaleb

Research and Working Groups Trainee

Advisory Board

To further promote active involvement of civil society, academia and the technical community in cyber capacity building, the first GFCE Advisory Board was established in 2016. The main role of the GFCE Advisory Board is to provide advice on the overall strategic direction of the GFCE and provide substantive input and recommendations to the GFCE Working Groups. For more information on the GFCE Advisory Board, please refer to the Terms of Reference. The Members of the Advisory Board 2022-2024 are:

Richard Harris

GFCE Advisory Board co-Chair

Louise Marie Hurel

GFCE Advisory Board member co-Chair

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

GFCE Advisory Board member

Stephane Duguin

GFCE Advisory Board member

Elizabeth Vish

GFCE Advisory Board member

Joe Burton

GFCE Advisory Board member

Nompilo Simanje

GFCE Advisory Board member

Matteo Lucchetti

GFCE Advisory Board member

Letitia Masaea

GFCE Advisory Board member

Sorene Assefa

GFCE Advisory Board member

Kevon Swift

GFCE Advisory Board member

Working Groups Chairs & Topic Leaders

The work of each GFCE Working Group is coordinated and led by a Working Group Chair. A Working Group Chair can be elected from within or outside of the GFCE Community, should be neutral with no political or commercial affiliations, and are elected in their personal capacity. Some Working Groups have opted to divide their work into smaller, more focused Task Forces. In this case, the Task Force may have one or multiple leaders that guide and coordinate the work of the Task Force, under direction of the Working Group Chair. The Task Force leader(s) are nominated from within the Working Groups. For more information on the GFCE Working Groups please kindly refer to the GFCE Working Groups Terms of Reference.

Nathalie Jaarsma

Chair of Cyber security policy and strategy

Klée Aiken

Chair of GFCE Working Group on Cyber Incident Management & Critical Infrastructure Protection

Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo

GFCE Research Committee Member

Steven Matainaho

Chair of GFCE Working Group on Cyber Security Culture & Skills

Carolin Weisser

Topic Leader Strategies & Assessments

Nikolas Ott

Topic leader CBMs, norms & Cyberdiplomacy

Szilvia Tóth

Topic leader co-lead CBMs, norms & Cyberdiplomacy

Vilius Benetis

Cyber Incident Management Lead

Marc Henauer

Critical Infrastructure Protection Lead

Daniela Schnidrig

Topic Leader Strategies & Assessments

Research Committee

The GFCE Research Committee was established in 2020 to support the development and delivery of the annual Global Cyber Capacity Building Research Agenda. One of its main tasks will be to provide Working Groups with expert assistance to translate ideas into research questions with time/cost estimates and delivery requirements. For more information, please refer to the Research Committee Terms of Reference or email researchcommittee@thegfce.org. The Members of the Research Committee 2022-2024 are:

Enrico Calandro

Chair of the GFCE Research Committee

Klée Aiken

Chair of GFCE Working Group on Cyber Incident Management & Critical Infrastructure Protection

Andrea Calderaro

GFCE Research Committee Member

Emmanuella Ntim Darkwah

GFCE Research Committee Member

Richard Harris

GFCE Advisory Board co-Chair

Elina Noor

GFCE Research Committee member 2022-2024

Tatiana Tropina

GFCE Research Committee member

Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo

GFCE Research Committee Member

Louise Marie Hurel

GFCE Advisory Board member co-Chair

Lilian Georgieva-Weiche

GFCE Research Committee member

Regional Liaisons

In cooperation with regional organizations, the GFCE has appointed Regional Liaisons to strengthen collaboration, coordinate and better support regional cyber capacity building needs.