OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is our governing body. It has six members who are appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark for a three-year period in addition to an observer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an employee representative from Danida Fellowship Centre. Danida Fellowship Centre is a self-governing institution.
ABOUT US

Board of directors

  • Ulla Tørnæs (Chair)

    Member of Parliament 1994-2014 and 2019-2022.
Member of European Parliament 2014-2016.
Former Minister for Development Cooperation and Minister for Education.

  • Simon Grünfeld | Director, Nature and Environmental Management, City of Aarhus

  • Helene Maria Kyed | Anthropologist, Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies

  • Kasper Thede Anderskov | Economist, Partner at Nordic Consulting Group

  • Sylvie Namwase | Human Rights Lawyer and Researcher, Human Rights and Peace Centre, Makarere University, Uganda

  • Sara Vad Sørensen | Vice President, Head of Public Affairs, Danfoss

  • Tove Degnbol (Observer) | Head of Evaluation, Learning and Quality, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

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