Mr Elhadj As Sy

Elhadj As Sy is the Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation Board, and Co-chair of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) co-convened by the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group. In addition to these functions, Mr Sy is a Commissioner for the Global Commission on Climate Adaptation, Governor at the Wellcome Trust, and a member of the Governing Board of Interpeace as well as numerous other boards and organizations.

Mr Sy has extensive experience in leadership roles in the humanitarian, health, environment, development sectors, and has previously served as the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) ‐ the world’s largest humanitarian network. Prior to this appointment, he served at a senior level with UNICEF, UNAIDS, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and other agencies for more than 25 years. He speaks English, French and German and is a national of Senegal.