Federica Du Pasquier is a humanitarian diplomat, lawyer, and innovator. She spearheads a GESDA initiative at the intersection of science, technology, and the future of peace and war. Federica is also a lecturer on Law and Global Affairs at Yale University, and is leading a reflection on revitalizing international law.

Prior to this, Federica spent close to a decade at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), contributing to its dialogue with conflict parties in Ukraine, Ethiopia, Syria and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to its legal outreach at the UN in New York. For three years, she worked closely with the ICRC President on creating diplomatic opportunities for humanitarian action in some of the world’s most acute crises. Federica holds degrees from the universities of Harvard and St Gallen. She speaks English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Arabic – and is passionate about finding new ways to prevent, manage, and resolve conflict.