Governance
GCERF Governing Board
GCERF is a Swiss foundation with a Secretariat in Geneva. Under its Statutes and Bylaws, its supreme governing body is a multi-stakeholder Governing Board representing donor countries, partner countries, and non-governmental members.
Board Members
The Board is structured around constituencies. Below is an overview of the current representation.
Chair Of The Governing Board
Non-voting member
Stefano Manservisi
Chair of the Governing Board
Stefano Manservisi is the Chair of the Governing Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund. Stefano has had a long and distinguished career as a top political adviser dealing with development policies and multilateral institutions.
Stefano has served in the European Commission as Director-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), where he led efforts to reshape EU development policy, deliver the Millennium Development Goals and work towards realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to that he was Head of the Private Office of Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Commission Vice-President. He has also served as Director-General for Migration and Home Affairs, the EU Ambassador to Turkey, and headed the Private Office of the European Commission’s President Romano Prodi.
A lawyer by training, Stefano enjoys teaching and has been a visiting professor at various universities and research centres, as well as advising UN agencies and other multilateral institutions.
Donor Countries
Voting members representing donor constituencies
Australia, Japan, And New Zealand
Ms Charlotte Beaglehole
Divisional Manager, International Security and Disarmament Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Alternate
Mr Daisuke Tsubaki
Director, International Safety and Security Cooperation Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
European Union
Ms Maria Rosa Sabbatelli
Head of Unit, FPI.1 – Peace and Stability – Global Threats, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), European Commission
Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, And Sweden
Ms Amélie Delaroche
Deputy Head, Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime Department, Strategic, Security and Disarmament Directorate, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
Alternate
Mr Adam Ravnkilde
Counterterrorism Coordinator, Department of Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Germany, Norway, And The Netherlands
Mr Tobias Grothe
Head of Division S03, Stabilisation, Crisis Prevention, Peacebuilding (Policy and Instruments), Federal Foreign Office
Switzerland
Alternate: Dr Daniel Frank
Head Coordinator for International Counter-Terrorism, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
Partner Countries
Voting members representing partner constituencies
Albania, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Kosovo, And North Macedonia
H.E. Mr Xhelal Sveçla
Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo
Alternate
H.E. Mr Pavle Trajanov
National Coordinator for Prevention of Violent Extremism and Counter-Terrorism of North Macedonia
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, And Niger
Mr Alassane Demba Toure
First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mali to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Alternate
Ms Sanogo Mariam Tounkara
Director General of Religious, Customary and Traditional Affairs, Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Security of Burkina Faso
Iraq And Tunisia
Ms Neila Feki
President, National Counter Terrorism Commission of the Republic of Tunisia
Alternate
Mr Ali Abdullah Abbas Al-Bdair
Head of the National Committee to Combat Extremism, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) of the Republic of Iraq
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, And The Philippines
H.E. Mr Omar Sultanov
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Alternate
Mr Jon Paulo V. Salvahan
Under Secretary (Plans and Programmes), Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines (DILG)
Ghana And Nigeria
TBC
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Alternate
Mr Abdul Razak Osman
National Security Coordinator, Ministry of National Security of Ghana
Kenya, Mozambique, And Somalia
Mr Ali Yasin Gurbe
Director General, National Center for Counterterrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism
Alternate
Mr Kibiego Rotich Kigen
Director, National Counter Terrorism Centre, Kenya
Non-Governmental Members
Voting members from civil society and the private sector
Civil Society And Policy / Think And Do Tanks
Mr Fulco Van Deventer
Vice-Director, Human Security Collective, The Hague
Private Sector And Foundations
Mr Tony Carroll
Founding Director, Acorus Capital; Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Alternate
Dr Atsushi Sunami
President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)
Non-governmental members contribute practical expertise from community-level prevention, policy, and philanthropic engagement.
Non-Voting Members
Secretariat leadership and trustee
Mr Stefano Manservisi
Chair
Dr Khalid Koser
Executive Director
Trustee
Currently vacant
Board Committees
Committees support the Board by providing focused oversight and recommendations on governance, ethics, finance and audit matters.
Governance And Ethics Committee
Oversight of governance arrangements and ethical standards
Oversees governance arrangements and ethical standards defined by GCERF’s Policy on Ethics and Conflict of Interest.
Mr Fulco Van Deventer (Chair)
Vice-Director, Human Security Collective, The Hague
Mr Anthony Carroll
Founding Director, Acorus Capital; Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Ms Lejdi Dervishi
National Coordinator / Director, The CVE Coordination Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Albania
Dr Daniel Frank
Head Coordinator for International Counter-Terrorism, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
Finance And Audit Committee
Finance, audit, risk management, internal control, and HR frameworks
Oversees and advises on financial policy and performance, audit, risk management and internal control, as well as relevant human resources policies and frameworks.
Ms Elizabeth Ama Yanhkah (Chair)
Deputy National Security Coordinator, Ministry of National Security of Ghana
Ms Rwodah Ibrahim AlNaimi
Investment Department Manager, Qatar Fund for Development
Dr. Charles Salvaudon
Independent Finance Expert, Professor of Geopolitics, Author
Board Meetings
Board meetings provide strategic direction and oversight of GCERF’s mission, policies, and investment approach.
Recent Board Meetings
Quick links to meeting pages and reports
23rd Board Meeting, 09-10 December 2025, Brussels, Belgium
Report of the 23rd Board Meeting
22nd Board Meeting, 26 June 2025, Virtual
Report of the 22nd Board Meeting
21st Board Meeting, 10 December 2024, Virtual
Report of the 21st Board Meeting
20th Board Meeting, 25–26 June 2024, Geneva, Switzerland
Report of the 20th Board Meeting
Board Decisions
Decisions are published through formal meeting decisions and electronic “no objection” procedures.