Our Representative

Thomas Davin assumed his role as UNICEF Representative in Indonesia in September 2026.  

Prior to this appointment, Thomas served as UNICEF Director of Global Innovation, based in Stockholm, Sweden, from November 2020. In this role, he led a radical restructuring and partnership architecture of UNICEF’s global network of innovation hubs and teams to spearhead the organization’s innovation agenda, overseeing the development and scaling of transformative solutions across areas including digital innovation, innovative financing, products and policy. Working with governments and private sector partners around the world, among other partners, he helped advance initiatives to improve outcomes for children across education, health, water and sanitation, and nutrition.  

From November 2019 to October 2020, Thomas served as UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific a.i., based in Bangkok, providing strategic leadership and oversight for UNICEF’s work across countries in the region.  

Previously, Thomas served as UNICEF Representative to Thailand from 2016 to 2019 and to Algeria from 2012 to 2016. In these roles, he worked closely with governments and partners to strengthen policies and investments for children, with a focus on areas including social policy, education, health and social protection.  

From 2006 to 2012, Thomas served as Regional Chief of Emergency Response for UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa, coordinating UNICEF’s response to humanitarian crises across the region. Earlier in his career, he held several positions with UNICEF in Djibouti, Kosovo, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Geneva, working across humanitarian response, development programmes and social impact initiatives.  

Thomas is a French national. He holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Strasbourg, France, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Université Lumière Lyon II, France. He is married and is a father of two children.  

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