People
Diplo’s staff and associates are a dynamic and diverse team of people operating from four offices (Malta, Geneva, Belgrade, and Washington, D.C.) and from many other locations worldwide.
Our coordination team have extensive project management experience and expertise in their respective fields.
Our board include representatives of our founding governments and partner institutions.
Our senior fellows support our activities with their years of high-level experience in government and academia. Diplo’s staff consists of topic experts, academics, learning specialists, and programmers.
Our faculty includes diplomats, academics, and policy experts who provide capacity development and training in their respective areas of expertise. Diplo’s course coordinators are trained and certified by Diplo to provide effective moderation for online learning.
Coordination team
Andrej Škrinjarić
Director of Education & Training, Diplo
Jovan Kurbalija
Executive Director, Diplo
Patrick Borg
Director of Operations & Finance, Diplo
Pavlina Ittelson
Executive Director, Diplo US
Sorina Teleanu
Director of Knowledge, Diplo
Stephanie Borg Psaila
Director of Digital Policy
Vladimir Radunović
Director of Cybersecurity & E-diplomacy, Diplo
Board members
Bernardino Regazzoni
Chairman of the Board of DiploFoundation | Former Swiss Ambassador
Isabelle Ragonesi
Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Malta
Maud Vuyelwa Dlomo
Deputy Director-General, Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa
Victor Camilleri
Former Permanent Representative of Malta to the UN
Senior fellows
Alex Sceberras Trigona
Permanent Representative of Malta to the World Trade Organization
Anne-Rachel Inné
Head Consultant D4D
Asoke Mukerji
Former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations, New York
Biljana Scott
Associate of the China Centre, University of Oxford
Christopher Lamb
Former Australian Ambassador and Humanitarian Diplomacy Head, IFRC
Dejan Dinčić
Digital Transformation & Online Learning Specialist
Dietrich Kappeler
Former Director, Diplomatic Studies Programme, Graduate Institute of International Studies Geneva
Geoff Berridge
Emeritus Professor of International Politics, University of Leicester
Katharina Höne
Scientific Officer, DLR Projektträger (German Aerospace Center) | Researcher Diplomacy and Technology
Katherine Getao
Cyber Hygiene, Cyber Diplomacy, and ICT Strategy and Governance Consultant
Kishan S Rana
Professor Emeritus, former Indian Ambassador, and a joint secretary to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Lee Hibbard
Administrator, Bioethics Unit, Council of Europe
Liz Galvez
Former Senior British Diplomat
Ljupčo Jivan Gjorgjinski
Senior Fellow for Science and Technology Diplomacy, Diplo
Marco Preda
Expert for Digital and Start-Up Economy
Markus Kummer
Senior Advisor of Diplo and GIP
Martin Rauchbauer
Former Austrian Tech Ambassador in Silicon Valley; Founder & Co-Director, Tech Diplomacy Network
Amb. Milan Jazbec
Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, and professor of diplomacy
Moctar Yedaly
Former Minister of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Government of Mauritania
Petru Dumitriu
Senior Diplo Fellow | Former ambassador of the Council of Europe and Inspector of the United Nations System
Richard Werly
Columnist, Swiss Media 'Blick'
Yolanda Kemp Spies
Director of the Diplomatic Studies Programme at Oxford University
Staff
Aleksandar Nedeljkov
Publications Designer
Aleksandar Stanković
Chief Information Officer, Diplo
Anastasiya Kazakova
Cyber Diplomacy Knowledge Fellow, Diplo
André Saramago
Online Learning & Research Assistant
Andrej Škrinjarić
Director of Education & Training, Diplo
Andrijana Gavrilović
Editor - Digital Watch; Head of Diplomatic & Policy Reporting, Diplo
Anja Đajić
Researcher - AI & Data Lab, Diplo
Arvin Kamberi
Head of Online Meetings, Diplo
Bojana Kovač
Researcher, Diplo
Boris Begović
Researcher, Diplo
Cécile Desjours
Administrative & Event Coordinator, Diplo
Dragana Markovski
Deputy Director of Education & Training, Diplo
Dylan Farrell
Communications Officer, Diplo
Jovan Kurbalija
Executive Director, Diplo
Jovan Njegić
Head of AI & Data Lab, Diplo
Jovana Martić
Researcher, Diplo
Katarina Bojović
Head of Knowledge Ecology, Diplo
Maja Bačlić
Editor
Marília Maciel
Head of Digital Commerce & Internet Policy, Diplo
Marko Marković
Knowledge Fellow, Diplo
Milica Virijević Konstantinović
Head of Operations - Belgrade Office & Creative Lab, Diplo
Miloš Vujić
Developer of Web & AI Applications, Diplo
Mina Mudrić
Publications Manager, Diplo
Miodrag Badnjar
Multimedia Developer
Miša Stanković
Front-end Web Developer, Diplo
Mwende Njiraini
African Initiative Coordinator, Diplo
Nenad Milićević
Editor-in-Chief, Dig.Watch News, Diplo
Patrick Borg
Director of Operations & Finance, Diplo
Pavlina Ittelson
Executive Director, Diplo US
Petar Milić
Researcher - AI & Data Lab, Diplo
Rade Kotur
Online Education Programmes Coordinator, Diplo
Robert Aquilina
Finance Manager
Sanja Marić
Digital Content Consultant
Shita Laksmi
Southeast Asia Representative, Diplo
Slavica Karajičić
Research Analyst, Diplo
Sorina Teleanu
Director of Knowledge, Diplo
Srđan Ivković
Motion Designer, Diplo
Stefan Lazić
Multimedia & Communications Coordinator, Diplo
Stephanie Borg Psaila
Director of Digital Policy
Su Sonia Herring
Digital Media & Communications Editor, Diplo
Tanja Nikolić
Course Admissions Coordinator, Diplo
Teodora Marković
Education Programmes Assistant, Diplo
Viktor Mijatović
Publications Graphic Designer, Diplo
Virginia (Ginger) Paque
Senior Policy Editor, Diplo
Vladimir Radunović
Director of Cybersecurity & E-diplomacy, Diplo
Vladimir Veljašević
Illustrator
Lecturers
Aapo Cederberg
Associate Fellow, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Aishatu Gwadabe
Peace Technologist and AI Ethicist
Alan Franklin
Lecturer, Athabasca University and Royal University of Law and Economics
Amr Aljowaily
Strategic Advisor to the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Anastasiya Kazakova
Cyber Diplomacy Knowledge Fellow, Diplo
André Saramago
Online Learning & Research Assistant
André Xuereb
Malta Ambassador for Digital Affairs
Andrei Mikheyev
Internet Projects Manager at Yandex
Andrej Škrinjarić
Director of Education & Training, Diplo
Anita Lamprecht
International Lawyer and Knowledge Fellow, Digital Watch Observatory
Anne-Rachel Inné
Head Consultant D4D
Anthony Land
Capacity Development Consultant
Asoke Mukerji
Former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations, New York
Avri Doria
Director at ICANN
Biljana Scott
Associate of the China Centre, University of Oxford
Bipul Chatterjee
Executive Director, CUTS International
Carol Kiangura
Senior Program Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Budget Partnership
Christopher Lamb
Former Australian Ambassador and Humanitarian Diplomacy Head, IFRC
Daniel Beaudoin
Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Tel Aviv University
Dejan Dinčić
Digital Transformation & Online Learning Specialist
Dominique Hempel Rodas
Independent Senior Advisor in International Relations, Development Cooperation, and Capacity Development
Eduardo Magrani
Doctor of Laws (Ph.D)
Eric H. Loeb
Executive Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Salesforce
Eugenio Vargas Garcia
Tech Diplomat; Deputy Consul General of Brazil, San Francisco
Giorgio Ferrario
Former Head of National Society Development, IFRC Geneva, and Head of Country Cluster / Regional Delegations in Various Locations, IFRC
Hamish Low
Assistant Lecturer
Hanane Boujemi
Public Policy, Regulatory Affairs MENAT, Meta
Ibrahim Uvais
Ambassador of Maldives to Japan
Isaac Morales Tenorio
Senior Director for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, FTI Consulting
Javier Ruiz Diaz
Senior Advisor on Digital Rights at Consumers International
Jean-Michel Monod
Former Head, Regional Delegation for North Africa, International Committee of the Red Cross
Jenny Pearson
Capacity Development Consultant
Jovan Kurbalija
Executive Director, Diplo
Katarina Bojović
Head of Knowledge Ecology, Diplo
Katharina Höne
Scientific Officer, DLR Projektträger (German Aerospace Center) | Researcher Diplomacy and Technology
Katherine Getao
Cyber Hygiene, Cyber Diplomacy, and ICT Strategy and Governance Consultant
Kholofelo Kugler
PhD Fellow, project Trade Law 4.0, University of Lucerne
Kishan S Rana
Professor Emeritus, former Indian Ambassador, and a joint secretary to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Lee Hibbard
Administrator, Bioethics Unit, Council of Europe
Liz Galvez
Former Senior British Diplomat
Ljupčo Jivan Gjorgjinski
Senior Fellow for Science and Technology Diplomacy, Diplo
Lorrayne Porciuncula
Guest lecturer; Executive Director, Datasphere Initiative
Marga Gual Soler
Head of Science Diplomacy Capacity Building, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator
Marília Maciel
Head of Digital Commerce & Internet Policy, Diplo
Martin Rauchbauer
Former Austrian Tech Ambassador in Silicon Valley; Founder & Co-Director, Tech Diplomacy Network
Mary Murphy
Communications Trainer
Massimiliano Fusari
Professor, Consultant and Trainer in Digital Marketing, Strategy & Visual Storytelling
Maxime Stauffer
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Simon Institute for Longterm Governance
Melissa Hathaway
President, Hathaway Global Strategies and Lecturer, Introduction to Digital Policy and Diplomacy, New York
Mialy Rann
Science-Policy Officer, Geneva Science-Policy Interface
Michaela Told
Executive Director, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute Geneva
Nicolas Seidler
Executive Director, Geneva Science-Policy Interface
Nikola Božić
Science educator and communicator
Parminder Jeet Singh
Guest lecturer; Executive Director, IT for Change
Patricia Gruver
International Tech Policy Expert
Paul Blamire
Editor
Pavlina Ittelson
Executive Director, Diplo US
Petru Dumitriu
Senior Diplo Fellow | Former ambassador of the Council of Europe and Inspector of the United Nations System
Phoebe Farag Mikhail
Education Diplomacy Consultant, Association for Childhood Education International
Quan Zhao
Senior Programme Officer, Market Development Division, International Trade Centre
Rashid S. Kaukab
Senior Expert, International Trade and Development Negotiations
Rebecca Dudley
Principal Advisor International Humanitarian Law, New Zealand Red Cross
Rodrigo Márquez Lartigue
Mexican diplomat
Shita Laksmi
Southeast Asia Representative, Diplo
Solange Mike
Associate Faculty Member, Diplo
Sorina Teleanu
Director of Knowledge, Diplo
Stacy Danika Alcantara-Garcia
Foreign Service Officer
Stefanie Frey
Managing Director at Deutor Cyber Security Solutions Switzerland GmbH
Stephanie Borg Psaila
Director of Digital Policy
Tatiana Tropina
Assistant Professor in cybersecurity governance, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University
Thomas Schneider
Director of International Affairs, Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)
Tim Flink
Postdoctoral Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Sociology at the Humboldt University of Berlin
Torbjörn Fredriksson
Head E-commerce and Digital Economy Branch, UNCTAD
Tore Svenning
Former Secretary of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Tracy Hackshaw
ICT and Digital Economy Strategist; Director, Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group
Virginia (Ginger) Paque
Senior Policy Editor, Diplo
Vladimir Radunović
Director of Cybersecurity & E-diplomacy, Diplo
Yasmin Ismail
Senior Policy Advisor, Trade, Climate and SDGs at the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs
Yolanda Kemp Spies
Director of the Diplomatic Studies Programme at Oxford University
Course coordinators
André Saramago
Online Learning & Research Assistant
Bojana Kovač
Researcher, Diplo
Dragana Markovski
Deputy Director of Education & Training, Diplo
Dylan Farrell
Communications Officer, Diplo
Katarina Bojović
Head of Knowledge Ecology, Diplo
Morgan Mead
Refugee Support Service Manager, British Red Cross
Priyanthi Daluwatte
Registrar, Northshore College, Sri Lanka
Rade Kotur
Online Education Programmes Coordinator, Diplo
Salomé Petit Siemens
Knowledge Fellow, Digital Watch Observatory
Solange Mike
Associate Faculty Member, Diplo
Teodora Marković
Education Programmes Assistant, Diplo
