Board of Directors

The members of the Board of Directors come from the worlds of business, science, and politics. They advise Helvetas on strategic matters.
President
Regula Rytz
Member of the Advisory Board and Board of Directors since 2021
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Vice President
Peter Niggli
Member of the Advisory Board and Board of Directors since 2015
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Danièle Castle
Member of the Board of Directors since 2023
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Member of the Board of Directors
Jörg Frieden
Member of the Board of Directors since 2018
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Spring Gombe
Member of the Board of Directors since 2023
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Felix Gutzwiller
Member of the Board of Directors since 2025
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René Holenstein
Member of the Board of Directors since 2020
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Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Prof. Dr.
Member of the Board of Directors since 2023
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Peter Messerli | © Keystone/Alessandro della Valle
Member of the Board of Directors
Peter Messerli
Member of the Board of Directors since 2020.
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Shobhini Mukerji
Member of the Board of Directors since 2024
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Dina Pomeranz
Member of the Board of Directors since 2020
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Dominique Schmid
Member of the Board of Directors since 2021.
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Member of the Board of Directors
Ueli Winzenried
Member of the Board of Directors since 2019
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About Helvetas

Helvetas is a leading Swiss organization for development cooperation and humanitarian response – denominationally neutral and politically independent.

Management Board

Advisory Board