About // Leadership Leadership Chair Paloma DiazChair2025 - 2027Spain immediate past chair Sushma KulkarniImmediate Past Chair2025 - 2026India Executive Committee Julian Arellana 2025 - 2028Colombia Oscar Barton2025 - 2028United States Julius Butime2025 - 2028Kenya Miguel Sosa2025 - 2028Argentina Wynand Steyn2025 - 2028South Africa P.J. Boardman2nd Term2023 - 2026United States of America Zoran CekicSecretary/Treasurer2025 - 2026Montenegro Huiling Duan2023 - 2026China Kaliappan Manivannan2023 - 2026India Divya Nalla2023 - 2026India Ken Ball2024-2027United States of America Marcello Nitz2024 - 2027Brazil (2nd term) Shannon O’Donnell2024 - 2027United States of America Marshall Sheldon2024 - 2027South Africa RupeshP. Vasani2025 - 2028India Paul Gilbert2024 - 2027Canada Maria Viamonte2024 - 2027Portugal (2nd term) Luis Manuel Sánchez RuizIFEES President2024 - 2026 United States Ex-Officio Secretariat Office Hans Jürgen Hoyer United States of America Hans Jürgen Hoyer GEDC Executive Director IFEES Secretary General Jessica Londoño United States of America Jessica Londoño International Communications Manager Kavya Tolety United States of America Kavya Tolety Software and Programs Associate Priyesh Patel United States of America Priyesh Patel Software Associate Laura London United States of America Laura London Communications Consultant Deborah Donovah United States of America Deborah Donovan Financial Consultant Soma Chakrabarti United States of America Soma Chakrabarti Special International Advisor