The Board of the Geneva Centre is responsible for overseeing the policies and activities of the organization. The Geneva Centre’s Board of Management meets regularly to discuss the strategic direction of the organization.
Dr Mohammed Butti Thani Tarish Al ShamsiTreasurer
Accomplished legal scholar, strategic advisor with over 35 years of distinguished service at Dubai Police Academy. Held leadership roles including Deputy Director of Dubai Police Academy and Director of the Foresight Center. Recognized as the first Emirati to earn the academic rank of Associate Professor in Administrative Law across the UAE. Holds a Ph.D. and Master’s in Administrative Law from the University of Sheffield, UK.
Rt Hon Alistair BurtBoard Member
Rt Hon Alistair Burt has been Pro-Chancellor of Lancaster University, and Chair of Council since 2020, and is the UK’s Commissioner on the International Commission on Missing Persons, a treaty based organisation situated in The Hague, since 2013.
Markos KyprianouBoard Member
Markos Kyprianou pursued legal studies at the Law School of the University of Athens, followed by graduate studies at Trinity College, Cambridge (LLM in International and Tax Law) and Harvard Law School (LLM in Business Law and Taxation). Early in his career, Kyprianou worked as a trainee at the Human Rights Commission of the Council of Europe and conducted research in international law at the University of Cambridge.
Miroslav LajčákBoard Member
Miroslav Lajčák is a diplomat with more than 30 years’ experience in foreign policy, having represented both the Slovak Republic and the international community.