KATJA IVERSENS CURRICULUM VITAE
Katja Iversen has taken quite the journey from the small village in rural Denmark where she was born, to New York and to the world’s biggest board rooms and stages. She has worked in the United Nations, in civil society, in the private sector and has headed her own company. She is as comfortable in high heels striding through the halls of power, as she is in the rural villages of the many countries where she has worked, studied or traveled.
Education wise, Katja Iversen holds a MSc in Communications, a BA in Policy & Public Administration, Certificates in Strategic Communications, International Development, Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, as well as a Management and Leadership degree from Columbia University’s Business School.
She speaks English (fluent), Danish (mother tongue), Swedish and Norwegian (work proficient), Italian, Spanish, and German (basic).
Career History:
| 2023 – | CEO, Museum for the United Nations – UN Live |
| 2022 – | Adviser, World Economic Forum |
| 2022 – | Board Member, INXO Inc |
| 2021 – | Board Member, 4Life Solutions |
| 2021 – | Executive Adviser, Women Political Leaders |
| 2020 – | Advisory Board Member, Global Goals World Cup |
| 2019 – | Advisory Board Member, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College, UK. |
| 2018 – 2024 | Adviser to Unilever, and Member of Unilever’s Sustainability Advisory Council, Global |
| 2016 – 2020 | President/CEO, Women Deliver |
| 2014 – 2016 | CEO, Women Deliver |
| 2012 – 2014 | Chief of Strategic Communication and Public Advocacy, UNICEF Global, USA |
| 2006 – 2012 | Media Advisor and Campaign Coordinator, UNFPA Global, USA |
| 2005 – 2006 | Trainer of Corporate Executives in Cross Cultural Management, Eaton Consulting Group/ Aperian Global |
| 2005 – 2007 | Founder and Owner, KatComm, focused on public affairs, communication, campaigning and marketing |
| 2004 – 2006 | Leader of Executive Education in Strategic Communication, Danish School of Media and Journalism (part time) |
| 2003 – 2005 | Director of Communications, DFPA, DK |
| 1999 – 2003 | Communications Officer, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, Rome |
| 1988 – 1999 | Campaign Coordinator on public affairs and communication campaigns with various NGOs in Denmark |
| 1988 – 1999 | Campaign Coordinator on public affairs and communication campaigns with various NGOs in Denmark |
| 1987 – 1999 | Travel writer for various magazines, newspapers and travel guide |
Former Board, Council, Committee and Task Force Positions (selected):
| 2016 – 2020 | Agenda Contributor to World Economic Forum and Advisor to the Health Stewards Group |
| 2019 | Advisor to and Member of French President Macron’s G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, France |
| 2018 | Advisor to and Member of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council. Presented the work of the Council to the G7 Heads of State at the Charlevoix G7 2018 |
| 2019 – 2020 | Advisory Group to Global Parliamentary Alliance for Health, Rights and Development |
| 2017 – 2020 | Board Member, Women@The Table |
| 2017 – 2020 | Board Member, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, WHO |
| 2017 – 2020 | Leadership Advisory Groups on Women & Technology and on Health, Solve Challenge/MIT |
| 2016 – 2020 | Founding Member and first Chair of Equal Measures 2030’s Leadership Council – a global partnership advancing the SDGs |
| 2017 – 2019 | Advisory Board on Women in the Media, Graca Machel Foundation |
| 2017 – 2018 | Member, WHO Civil Society Task Team |
| 2016 – 2018 | Advisory Group, Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health |
| 2015 – 2018 | Member of World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population, Civil Society Consultative Group |
| 2014 – 2018 | Program advisor to Clinton Global Initiative, Facilitator of Plenary Debates |
Selected Awards and Recognitions:
| 2021 | Named a United Nations Food System Champion |
| 2019 | Named a Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador |
| 2019 | Top 20 of Apolitical’s list of World’s Most 100 Influential People in Gender Policy |
| 2019 | Named one of the “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” by Women’s eNews |
| 2019 | AMREF and AHAIC Award for global leadership for Global Health |
| 2018 | Named Dane of the Year 2018 |
| 2017 | Named International Gender Champion |
– Katja Iversen