WSF Committees

The Foundation counts on an incredible network of volunteers working in numerous Sub-Committees of the Board to achieve our vision and Strategy.

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES

Executive Committee
WSF Chair: Rob Woolford (UK)
WSF Chair-Elect: Beat Wenger (CH)
WSF Immediate Past Chair: HRH Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
WSF Secretary: Lars Kolind (DK)
WSF Treasurer: Fredrik Gottlieb (SE)
WSF Chair, Investment Committee: Jens Ehrhardt (DE)
WSF Board Member: Siegfried Weiser (DE)
World Scout Committee Chairperson: Daniël Corsen (CW)
WOSM Secretary General: David Berg (BE) (Ad-interim)
WSF Chief Executive Officer: Mark Knippenberg (NL)

Audit Committee
Chair: David B. Huestis (CA)
Members: John Leece, AM (AU), Daniel Nelson (CA), Alexander Wong (HK)
Ex-Officio Member: Fredrik Gottlieb (SE)
Secretary: Mark Knippenberg (NL)

Investment Committee
Chair: Jens Ehrhardt (DE)
Members: Fredrik Gottlieb (SE), Wolfgang Kniese (DE), Yorimasa Matsudaira (JP), Nathan Rosenberg (US), Walter Schadenfroh (LI), Beat Wenger (CH) Rob Woolford (UK)
Secretary: Mark Knippenberg (NL)

Messengers of Peace Oversight Committtee
Chair: Siegfried Weiser (DE)
Members: Faisal Almuuammar (SA), John Geoghegan (IE), Lars Kolind (DK), Thijs Stoffer (NL), WOSM Secretary General
Secretary: Mark Knippenberg (NL)                      

Nominations Committee
Chair: Board Chair
Members: Honorary Chairman, Chair-Elect, Immediate Past Chair 
Secretary: CEO

Oversight Committee
Chair: Johannes Jonas (DE)
Members: Ana Kristy Giacoman Favela (MX), Christine 'Chrissy' Pollithy (DE), Hector Robledo Cervantes (MX), Alexander Wong (HK)
Secretary: Nicole Gooderson (CH)

Remunerations Committee
Chair: Board Chair
Members: Chair-Elect, Immediate  Past Chair

WSF Committees
WSF Board and Committee Members at the WSF Board Meeting in Stockholm, April 2024.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEES

Institutional Fundraising Committee
Co-Chair: HH Princess Sama Al Saud 
Co-Chair: Stefan Mahlstein
Members: David Berg (BE), Millicent Bogert (US), Daniël Corsen (CW), David Huestis (CA), Martijn Nas (NL), Thomas Hirt (CH)  
Secretary: Mischa Rychener (CH)

High Value Donor Fundraising Committee
Co-Chair: Sabina von Arx (CH)
Co-Chair: Siegfried Weiser (DE)
Co-Chair: Beat Wenger (CH) 
Members: Christine 'Chrissy' Pollithy (DE), Jens Erhardt (DE), Andy Chapman (US), Robert Mazzuca (US), Kristy Giacoman (MX), Rob Woolford (UK)
Secretary: Mischa Rychener (CH)

HVD Fundraising Committee
HVD Fundraising Committee, Sweden, 2024: Mischa Rychener, Ana Kristy Giacoman Favela, Rob Woolford, Sabina von Arx, Andy Chapman, Beat Wenger, Siegfried Weiser. Not pictured are Members; Christine 'Chrissy' Pollithy, Jens Erhardt and Robert Mazzuca.

Honours Programme Fundraising Committee
Co-Chair: Hector Robledo Cervantes (MX)
Co-Chair: Darci Swanson (US)
Members: Fredrik Gottlieb (SE), Jennifer Hancock (US), Marshall Hollis (US), Leonardo Ocampo Guadarrama (MX), Christine 'Chrissy' Pollithy (DE)
Secretary: Felipe Marqueis (BR)

BP Fellows Fundraising Committee
Co-Chair: Thijs Stoffer (NL)
Co-Chair: Soo Keng Yeoh (MY)
Members: Byung-Soo Baik (KR), Emily Boxall (AU), Thomas Frostberg (SE), Johannes Jonas (DE), Alexander Killby (CA), John Leece (AU), Yorimasa Matsudaira (JP), Geoff Morgan (AU), Ahmad Rusdi (ID), Luke Saunders (AU), Craig Turpie (UK), Alexander Wong (HK)
Secretary: Felipe Marqueis (BR)