Executive leadership

UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous. Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
Ms. Sima Bahous
Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Kirsi Madi, Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
Ms. Kirsi Madi
UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships
Ms. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results
Ms. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results

Former Executive Directors

Former UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Photo: Kea Taylor.Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Former Executive Director of UN Women
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
August 2013 – August 2021

Former UN Women Executive Director Michelle BacheletMs. Michelle Bachelet
Former Executive Director of UN Women
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
July 2010 – March 2013

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