Our people

Mike became Global Witness CEO in 2020. Under his leadership, the organisation is pursuing a new direction: shifting the balance of power from big polluters profiting most from climate breakdown to the people worst affected.

Sam has campaigned on a range of social issues over the past 20 years, from human rights and equality issues to international development and climate justice.

Dominic works closely with the Fossil Fuel and Forests teams, with a focus on how they can both create tangible change, while also influencing the external agenda and narrative.

Kirsty is a British journalist and broadcaster with a career spanning 30 years in print, audio and TV.

Patrick co-founded Global Witness, and conceived several of the organisation's campaigns, focusing on corruption, conflict resources, forests, and land and environmental defenders.

Charmian is co-founder of Global Witness and jointly led it's first campaign, exposing the trade in timber between the Khmer Rouge and Thai logging companies, and launched the ground-breaking campaign to combat "blood diamonds".

Simon is co-founder of Global Witness, and launched its oil and corruption campaign in 1999, which began the global call for transparency of payments made by extractive industry companies to governments for the oil, gas and minerals that they extract.

Gaby is a General Partner at Dangerous Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund in the US, where she invests in solutions to the world’s most pressing climate challenges.

Christine is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience in finance, spanning several sectors including not-for-profit and social purpose organisations.

Juana is the Executive Director of Conectas Human Rights, whose mission is to promote the realisation of human rights and consolidation of the Rule of Law in the Global South – Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Marina is the Founder and Development Director of Youth4Nature, and is passionate about bridging false silos across nature and climate, while supporting young people to access meaningful, paid opportunities to create nature-climate solutions.

Olanrewaju is the Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda, a Nigeria-based NGO, and has pioneered the creation of several civil society organisations and coalitions across Africa.

Mabel is a entrepreneur for social change, and has advised numerous network organisations, campaigns and initiatives promoting international human rights and development.

Disha Ravi is a climate change activist and a founder of Fridays for Future India.

Nick is a human rights campaigner, author and CEO of the Freedom Fund, a collaborative fund dedicated to ending modern slavery and human trafficking around the world.

Víctor is a Programme Officer on the Ford Foundation Natural Resources and Climate Change team, working with Central American Indigenous communities for more than 20 years in various capacities.

Camille is President and CEO of Synergos, a global organisation that pioneered the use of bridging leadership, building trust and collaboration to solve complex problems.

Anita is an expert in the fields of business and human rights, anti-corruption and commercial law and development.

Marinel is an advocate for climate justice and the environment. She is a registered social worker and one of the Founders of the Youth Leaders for Environmental Action Federation.

Edward is an Academy and Emmy Award-winning producer, writer and director. He was director of the film Blood Diamond – based on the work of Global Witness.

Jeremy is a retired producer, formerly with the BBC Natural History Unit, and went on to produce films on climate change with Sir David Attenborough.

Angus is a Chartered Accountant and has over 20 years’ experience as a Director in forensic services, where he successfully led teams on often high-profile corruption investigations.

Blanca currently works with International IDEA in Panama, leading a capacity-building initiative to support civil society organisations and media in Central America.

Ingrid is currently the European Head of Human Rights and Environmental Disputes at the law firm Hausfeld Global in London.

Oliver is a lawyer who has worked internationally in both the public and private sectors, and previously worked for the United Nations Development Programme in Brussels.

Alexandra is a Partner at Cittone Demers & Arneri LLP where she practices commercial litigation, and is a dedicated advocate of human rights, equity and planetary health.

Alex is the Program Manager for the Bike It Forward team of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and has a wide range of expertise in policy, finance and community building.

Leah is a Managing Director at Baldwin Brothers, LLC, and advises artists, creatives and collectors on wealth management that can be used to form a more equitable, conscious world.

Vidya is a seasoned climate and environmental policy expert with over 10 years of experience working in South Asia.