Leadership

Kristin Skogen Lund (born in 1966) was most recently the CEO of the Norwegian media group, Schibstedt ASA. Before this, she was the Director General and President of NHO, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, Executive Vice President of Telenor, and the CEO of the Norwegian daily, Aftenposten. She has served on boards and as board chair in a number of Norwegian and international companies. She is currently a board member of Mozilla, Chair of the Board of Directors of INSEAD, Chair of Delivery Hero, and the Chair of the board of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Skogen Lund is a Norwegian citizen with a Master's in Business Administration from INSEAD and a BA with honors in International Studies & Business Administration from the University of Oregon. Ms Skogen Lund has been elected as the NRC Board Chair as of December 2024.

Amira Malik Miller (born in 1978) is a Swedish-Sudanese humanitarian assistance and development professional who currently serves as Policy Advisor with Act Church of Sweden. She has extensive experience of programme management, policy development and strategy design, and has held several senior positions at Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency), including heading the humanitarian assistance programme in the MENA region and lead humanitarian and resilience adviser within the Africa department. Ms. Malik Miller has also worked for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, UNICEF, international NGOs, as well as the City of Stockholm. Ms. Malik Miller is a Swedish citizen and holds a master's degree in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.

Claus Sørensen (born in 1951) is a Special Representative at the Danish Representation to the EU. Between 1999 and 2015, Mr. Sørensen held top management positions within the European Commission, including as Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection in the European Commission (ECHO) and Director General of Communication. Mr. Sørensen joined the Commission in 1990 and worked on the shaping of the EURO, the Enlargement with Sweden, Austria and Finland as well as with social and environmental issues. He is a career diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. His first posting from 1981 was at the Danish Delegation to the OECD in Paris. In 1988-89 he was the trade and finance councillor at the Danish Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels. Mr. Sørensen is a Danish citizen and holds a master’s degree in Economic Science from Aarhus University.

Jacopo Caridi (Born in 1989) is a Board member elected by international staff at NRC and is currently working as Country Director in Afghanistan. Mr. Caridi has been working for NRC since 2020 in different contexts such as Iraq, Romania, Moldova and for a shorter term in Ukraine. He started his journey in the humanitarian field as a volunteer for the Red Cross Movement at the age of 17. Mr. Caridi has since then worked for Oxfam, INTERSOS, DRC, in more than 15 humanitarian crises in mainly programmatic and general management roles such as program manager, area manager, and deputy/interim country director. Mr. Caridi educational background is a mix of engineering and economics. He studied industrial Engineering in high school and later Development Economics & International Cooperation at the University of Florence. Mr. Caridi is Italian Citizen.

Kaela Glass (born in 1985) is a Board member elected by HO and Rep Office staff at NRC and is currently working as Head of Partnerships with the NRC Geneva Representation Office and the Policy and Advocacy Section. Ms. Glass has been with NRC since 2018 covering NRC’s partnerships with UN agencies and the Swiss government, and leading NRC’s work on humanitarian financing policy. Over the last decade, she has also worked with other humanitarian organisations, such as USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance on their disaster assistance response teams, with OCHA’s assessments, planning and monitoring branch, and as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.  Ms. Glass holds a Master of Public Policy and a Master of Social Work from the University of Minnesota. Ms. Glass is an American citizen. 

Martin Griffiths (Born 1951) has fifty years of professional experience with the United Nations and other global institutions. He served most recently as the leader of the global humanitarian system as well as the UN’s principal troubleshooter in the conflicts and crises of today.   

Martin is recognised as one of the most accomplished international mediators of conflicts around the world. He founded the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva in 1999, which has since become the world’s leading and largest private diplomacy institution. To date he has led mediations in every continent, from Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Afghanistan, to Spain, Sudan and Venezuela. He reached the top of the profession as the UN mediator in Yemen from 2018 to 2021.Martin’s humanitarian experience started as a frontline aid worker in the UNICEF Thai/Cambodia Border Operation in 1979. He went on to regional and then global responsibility for humanitarian action in both the non-governmental sector and within the United Nations. In his most recent position as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths led humanitarian negotiations, both for principles and for access to those in need. He also led the global advocacy for humanitarian funding and for the rights of people and communities affected by crises. In mid-2024, 300 million people required humanitarian assistance at an estimated minimum cost of 56 billion US dollars a year. Martin is a British citizen.

Ole Jacob Sending (born in 1972) is Research Professor and leads the Center for Geopolitics at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). He served as Director of Research at NUPI from 2012 until 2023. His research focuses on the geopolitical dimensions of global governance arrangements. He has been Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visiting scholar at Stanford University and at UC Berkeley. In 2022-2023, he chaired the Norwegian Government´s Independent Expert Group on Development Assistance. Sending is a Norwegian citizen and holds a PhD from the University of Bergen. 

Randi Marjamaa (born in 1976) is the Country Senior Executive and Head of Personal Banking at Nordea in Norway. Prior to this she served as CEO of the Norwegian life & pensions company, Nordea Liv. Marjamaa has held various management positions within Nordea since 2006, including deputy for retail banking, manager of business development corporate, regional head of personal banking and HR director. Further, she has experience from PA Consulting Group. Ms. Marjamaa is a Norwegian citizen and has a master's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

Steve Guimessa (born in 1988) is a Board Member elected by national staff and currently holds the position of Risk and Compliance Manager at NRC Cameroon and Nigeria country offices – as a national staff. Mr. Steve has 15 years of professional experience and joined NRC in August 2023 Risk & Compliance Coordinator for the Cameroon Country Office. In this role, he has also supported NRC Palestine and Nigeria Country Offices through secondments in 2024 and 2025, bringing strong cross-contextual experience to complex operating environments.

Prior to joining NRC, Mr. Steve worked at the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact in Cameroon, the development arm of Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.); first as a Grants Management Specialist and later as a Risk and Compliance Specialist. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly 10 years in accounting and finance roles within World Bank–funded development projects in Cameroon. Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP), Mr. Steve is a Cameroonian citizen. He holds a Master 1 in Finance and Accounting and is currently pursuing an Executive Master in Finance and Control at HEC Rabat Business School in Morocco and a Specialization in Internal Control at the Internal Control Institute in US.

Benedicte Bull (born 1969) is Professor of political science at the Centre for Global Sustainability at the University of Oslo, where she leads the thematic area Democracy, governance and social justice and the research group Global Governance for Sustainable development.

She was the director of the Norwegian Network for Latin America Research from 2008-2020, and the Oslo Academy of Global Governance from 2015-2020. She holds several positions within Latin America studies in Europe, including as the Chair of the board of the Nordic Institute for Latin America Studies (NILAS) and the University of Stockholm. Bull has held visiting scholarships in Chile and Spain and has been a consultant/advised governmental agencies in Norway, Spain, the United States, as well as the EU and the Inter-American Development Bank. Bull is a Norwegian citizen and holds a PhD from the University of Oslo.

Peter Lundberg (born in 1969) is a senior leader in the humanitarian and development sector with extensive experience across conflict zones, fragile settings, and human rights contexts. He has held high-level roles within the United Nations, foreign service, and the Red Cross Movement, advancing international cooperation, protection frameworks, and sustainable development.

As the UN Secretary-General’s designated representative to Montenegro, he led the coordination of 18 UN agencies, funds, and programs in partnership with the national government—driving progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights. He previously served as UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator (and acting Humanitarian Coordinator) in Nigeria from 2016 to 2018, navigating one of the world’s most complex humanitarian emergencies.

Mr. Lundberg’s expertise spans international humanitarian and human rights law, minority and disability rights, rule of law, governance, environmental policy, diplomacy, conflict resolution, and mediation. He also brings substantial experience in compliance and accountability within the development system. 
He has served as Deputy Consul General of Sweden in Jerusalem and as Head of Regional Development Cooperation for the MENA region at the Swedish Embassy in Amman. His long-standing leadership within the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) reflects a sustained commitment to principled, strategic development work.

Since 2023, Mr. Lundberg serves as Executive Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law—one of Sweden’s leading academic institutions dedicated to advancing human rights through research, education, and policy engagement.