Full Name
Charlotte Petri Gornitzka
Job Title
Director General
Company
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
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Speaker Bio
Ms. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka took up her position as Director General for the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), in December 2021.
Ms. Petri Gornitzka has over twenty years of experience in international development cooperation. For the past three years, she has served as Assistant Secretary-General for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Before joining UNICEF she was the Chair of the Development Assistance Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and prior to that she was the Director General for the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) for six years.
She has also served as Secretary-General of the International Save the Children Alliance, Save the Children Sweden, and as Under-Secretary-General and Director of Communications at the Swedish Red Cross.
Ms. Gornitzka has a background in management consulting with a focus on change management and communications. She studied at the Stockholm University College of Music Education.
She and her partner have two and six children, respectively.
Ms. Petri Gornitzka has over twenty years of experience in international development cooperation. For the past three years, she has served as Assistant Secretary-General for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Before joining UNICEF she was the Chair of the Development Assistance Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and prior to that she was the Director General for the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) for six years.
She has also served as Secretary-General of the International Save the Children Alliance, Save the Children Sweden, and as Under-Secretary-General and Director of Communications at the Swedish Red Cross.
Ms. Gornitzka has a background in management consulting with a focus on change management and communications. She studied at the Stockholm University College of Music Education.
She and her partner have two and six children, respectively.
