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
Åsa Regnér, UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results, and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Åsa Regnér
UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Policy, Programme, Civil Society and Intergovernmental Support, and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
Anita Bhatia, UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships, and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. Photo courtesy of Anita Bhatia.
Ms. Anita Bhatia
UN Women Deputy Executive Director for UN Coordination, Partnerships, Resources and Sustainability, and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

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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