Anne Simon, appointed Director of Secodev, has more than 25 years of experience in management and global strategy consulting, not only in non-governmental organizations, but also in the public and private sectors. She has guided various organizations in the implementation of strategies to carry out programs in the fields of international solidarity and development cooperation. She recently supported the Silvana Arbia Foundation in the development of their program and strategy for the prevention of child soldier issues in Africa and the Middle East.

As Executive Director of the European Federation of Soroptimists International, an organization of over 80,000 women in 126 countries, she was responsible for advocacy at the United Nations. Prior to that, she developed her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), where she spent many years managing the Strategy and Intelligence Research division in the Middle East and the Global External Affairs department in New York.

After five years as a technical commissioner, Anne is now a member of the board of the Fédération genevoise de coopération (FGC), which brings together over 60 associations. She continues to work as a consultant for several foundations and non-profit organizations. She is the co-author of several publications, including the Arab Women Leadership Outlook 2009-2011, a pioneering report on the issues and challenges facing Arab women.

Leny Mora-Monteros holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Foreign Languages and a Master’s degree in International Cooperation and Multilingual Communication from Stendhal University in Grenoble, France (2015).

Before joining Secodev, he worked in Grenoble and Geneva as a project manager in the field of development cooperation. He also worked as a project coordinator for Africa and Latin America in a Geneva-based NGO.

Currently, Leny, as Program Manager at Secodev, is responsible for the planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects in Africa. Since November 2021, he is also a member of the financial control commission of the Geneva Federation of Cooperation (FGC).

Lisa Sydow holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, specialising in sustainable development, from the University of Geneva.

Since 2023, she has been working with Secodev, providing support in project management and fundraising. Starting in 2025, she will assume the role of Project and Communication Officer.

Lisa is particularly passionate about sustainable urban and regional development, with a focus on empowering vulnerable populations to thrive in their own environments. This encompasses themes such as food security and social inlcusion.