BENGOA Miren
Independent Director
Miren Bengoa has been the new Executive Director of Swiss Solidarity since January 2021. She previously headed the International Action sector of GROUPE SOS.
A graduate of Sciences Po Paris, Miren is an international specialist in development, gender, and public health with 20 years of professional experience in developing countries. She began her career in strategic communications and public affairs at Weber Shandwick Worldwide (France) and later moved into international roles with several NGOs such as MSF and the Terre des Hommes Foundation. She has worked and lived in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Senegal, and Ecuador through her roles as a program manager in reproductive health (UNFPA) and infant mortality (UNICEF).
She helped launch and develop the CHANEL Foundation, enabling it to become one of Europe's leaders in the field of gender equality, with projects supported in more than 30 countries. Since 2013, Miren has led the creation of the French National Committee for UN Women, which she spearheads as Honorary President. An active member of the Board of Directors of the Center for French Foundations (CFF), she supports the improvement of synergies between private donors. Since 2018, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the experimental social enterprise Fleurs de Cocagne (Essonne), which promotes the production of local and sustainable flowers to provide jobs for marginalized women.
