About UNICEF: Structure and contact information

Leadership bios and photos

High resolution official portraits and biographical information about UNICEF executives are available in this section.

• Anthony Lake - Executive Director
• Martin Mogwanja - Deputy Executive Director
• Geeta Rao Gupta - Deputy Executive Director 
• Yoka Brandt - Deputy Executive Director
  
  Specialists
  
• Nicholas K. Alipui - Director of UNICEF Programmes
• Edward Chaiban - Director of Emergency Programmes
• Shanelle Hall - Director of Supply Division
• Gordon Alexander - Director of the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti
• Gunilla Olsson - Director of Governance, UN and Multilateral Affairs (GMA)
• Craig McClure - Chief of HIV/AIDS, Programme Division
• Mickey Chopra - Chief of Health, Programme Division  
• Jos Vandelaer - Chief of Immunization, Programme Division
• Sanjay Wijesekera - Chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, Programme Division
• Susan Bissell - Chief of Child Protection, Programme Division
• Werner Schultink - Chief of Nutrition, Programme Division
• Jo Bourne - Associate Director and Global Chief of Education
• Elhadj As Sy - Director of the Public-Sector Alliances and Resource Mobilization Office
    
  
  Regional Directors
  
• Marie-Pierre Poirier - Regional Director , CEE/CIS
• Daniel Toole - Regional Director, EAPRO
• Maria Calivis - Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
• Karin Hulshof - Regional Director, ROSA
• Bernt Aasen - Regional Director, TACRO
• Manuel Fontaine - Regional Director a.i, WCARO
• Leila Pakkala - Director of Private Fundraising and Partnerships, Geneva