Who is GFCE?
Introduction

Members
GFCE Members consist of countries, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), international organizations and private companies with the commitment and resources to contribute to cyber capacity building.
Partners
GFCE Partners are organizations with specific cyber expertise that have been endorsed by at least one GFCE Member. Partners include but are not limited to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academia, the tech community and private organizations.
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
Olaf Kolkman
Treasurer of the GFCE Foundation Board
Uri Rosenthal
Special Advisor to the GFCE Foundation Board
Co-Chairs
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. The Members of the Advisory Board 2020 – 2022 are:
Folake Olagunju
GFCE Advisory Board Co-Chair 2020 - 2022
Joanna Kulesza
GFCE Advisory Board Co-Chair 2020 - 2022
Enrico Calandro
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
Daniela Schnidrig
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
J. Satyanarayana
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
Louise Marie Hurel
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
Stephane Duguin
GFCE Advisory Board 2020 - 2022
Cherie Lagakali
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022 and GFCE Pacific Liaison
Richard Harris
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
Marilia Maciel
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
Bart Hogeveen
Cybil Steering Committee Member and GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
GFCE Advisory Board member 2020 - 2022
Working Group Chairs & Task Force Leads
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.
Ian Wallace
Chair of WG A - Policy & Strategy
Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola
Chair of WG B - Incident Management & Infrastructure Protection
Joyce Hakmeh
Chair of WG C - Cybercrime
Tereza Horejsova
Chair of WG D Cyber Security Culture & Skills
Lea Kaspar
Task Force co-lead Strategy & Assessments
Carolin Weisser
Task Force Strategy & Assessments co-Lead and Cybil Steering Committee Member
Kaja Ciglic
Task Force co-lead CBMs, norms & Cyberdiplomacy
Szilvia Tóth
Task Force co-lead CBMs, norms & Cyberdiplomacy
Maarten van Horenbeeck
Task Force lead Cyber Incident Management
Marc Henauer
Task Force lead Critical Information Protection
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.
Enrico Calandro
GFCE Research Committee Chair 2020 - 2022
Carolina Aguerre
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Klée Aiken
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Mary Aiken
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Andrea Calderaro
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Emmanuella Ntim Darkwah
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Richard Harris
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Lia Patricia Hernández Pérez
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Amreesh D. Phokeer
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Niels Nagelhus Schia
GFCE Research Committee member 2020 – 2022
Cybil Steering Committee
The Cybil Steering Committee provides guidance, advice and views in support of the GFCE regarding the Cybil Portal, including its strategic, operational and tactical objectives and to oversee the Management of this globally owned knowledge platform.
Stephanie Borg Psaila
Cybil Steering Committee Chair
Carolin Weisser Harris
Cybil Steering Committee Member
Bart Hogeveen
Cybil Steering Committee Member and Advisory Board Member
Johann Ole Willers
Cybil Steering Committee Member
Damir “Gaus” Rajnovic
Cybil Steering Committee Member
Nthabiseng Pule
Cybil Steering Committee Member
Gabriela Montes de Oca
Cybil Steering Committee Member
Jenny Thornton
Cybil Steering Committee Member
Neil Robinson
Cybil Steering Committee Member
Roeland van Zeijst
Cybil Steering Committee Member
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
Manon van Tienhoven
GFCE Program Coordinator
Wouter Veenstra
Manager Global Outreach and Partnerships
Thomas Jordan
Senior Adviser
Kathleen Bei
Advisor
Giouli Lykoura
Advisor
Elliot Mayhew
Advisor
César Moliné Rodríguez
Working Groups Coordinator
Anna Noij
Communications & Cybil Trainee
Bianca Ruiz
Research & Projects Trainee