Our team

He is presently the Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of the Edgelands Institute and a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society. Between 2010-2020, he served as Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He also held various posts in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya, and Georgia with the ICRC. Yves also served as Co-Chair of the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP) at Interpeace in Geneva, which spearheaded the Principles for Peace initiative.

For more than two decades, Yves held various posts in challenging contexts such as Israel and the Occupied Territories, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya, and Georgia for the ICRC, where he served as Director-General from 2010 to March 2020. Yves Daccord also served as Co-Chair of the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP), spearheading the Principles for Peace initiative.

​An international expert on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and armed violence, Keith has more than 30 years of experience in designing and conducting research projects for academic and policy-oriented purposes. He is also the founder and Programme Director of the Small Arms Survey, an internationally recognised centre of excellence related to small arms proliferation, misuse, violence prevention, and human security. He has published more than 80 articles, chapters, and reports and earned his MPhil and DPhil as a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford.

With experience on four continents, he previously led a paramilitary-civil mediation program in Burkina Faso before moving to Switzerland. In Geneva, he joined Interpeace as a Policy Officer, and later P4P as our Special Initiatives Coordinator. Elio holds a master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris with a concentration in diplomacy and conflict resolution. He is fluent in English, Arabic, and French and maintains an interest in environmental policy, multilateralism, and the Middle East.

Evan most recently worked as Communications Director of the Paris Peace Forum before joining P4P. He was previously an advisor to a French government minister; media relations lead at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, during the COVID-19 pandemic; a senior staffer to two US presidential candidates; and before that, worked for a number of years in other communications and public affairs roles in Paris, Brussels and London (also working on projects across Georgia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, Botswana and elsewhere).
A French and American citizen, Evan grew up in London, Dublin and Brussels. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris (with a degree in Central and Eastern European Studies and a master’s in Finance) and also studied at Charles University in Prague.

He brings over 20 years of experience in financial operations, program and project management, and technology‑driven process improvement, developed through roles with P4P, UNHCR, the Global Fund, and the private sector. Known for his reliability, analytical strength, and creative problem‑solving, Paul has led major initiatives to enhance financial oversight, streamline workflows and compliance mechanisms, and support globally distributed teams through effective tools, training, and stakeholder engagement.

He has several years of experience in international organizations, notably at the Paris Peace Forum, where he led strategic communications for high-level political initiatives and international summits. His work has covered narrative development, digital strategy, and content production across a wide range of global policy issues, including peace and security, climate, technology, and multilateral cooperation.
Based in Paris, Maxime holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management.

She works closely with a wide range of external stakeholders and is at the center of fast-moving, high-pressure processes that require coordination, adaptability, and sound judgment.
Emma joined Principles for Peace initially as a volunteer and intern, and has since become part of the core team. In this role, she contributes to the structuring and streamlining of conference organization and internal operational processes, while supporting substantive programmatic work across multiple files. She plays a key role in the coordination of high-level convenings, manages complex operational budgets, and works closely with the program team in shaping and delivering Track 1.5 dialogues. Emma is known for her strong interpersonal skills and her ability to navigate complex, high-pressure environments, serving as a reliable interlocutor between teams and external partners.
She holds a degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, where her academic interests focused on how structural injustices limit social mobility and perpetuate inequality – a theme that continues to shape her professional ambitions. While deeply engaged in operational work, her long-term passion remains economic analysis and the structural drivers of inequality.
Emma is fluent in English, French, and Italian, has working proficiency in German, and is quick to pick up additional languages through daily professional exposure. She values dynamic, collaborative environments and is motivated by work that combines substance, responsibility, and human interaction. She grew up in Geneva.

At P4P, Danielle manages the Uniting for a Shared Future (USF) coalition, a binational Israeli-Palestinian platform bringing together political, security, business, media, and civil-society leaders. Her work focuses on translating political analysis into policy-relevant outputs, structured dialogue and initiatives, and strategic engagement with international, regional, and local actors.
Prior to joining P4P, Danielle served as Political, Legal, and Economic Advisor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Israel. In this role, she provided senior-level political analysis and strategic guidance on Israel’s internal political and social dynamics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and regional developments, advising on international law and political implications for Swiss foreign policy. She also brings experience from the private geopolitical and security sector, where she led political and risk analyses to support strategic decision-making and risk-management strategies for international stakeholders.

Her strong knowledge of International Geneva, paired with her financial expertise, makes her a valuable asset in the NGO field.

Danijela supported high-level officials, organised special events, and assisted with complex projects, ensuring the smooth execution of various initiatives.

He previously worked at the Embassy of Switzerland in Qatar’s political section, where he worked on diplomatic reporting, political analysis, and the organisation of high-level bilateral and multilateral engagements. He holds a master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Geneva.

Having lived in Italy, Türkiye, Israel, Lebanon, and Qatar, Maximilian brings strong intercultural competence and regional insight to his work. He is fluent in English, French, German, Italian, and Turkish. His interests include peace process design, multilateral diplomacy, and the implementation of political frameworks in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.