Supervisory Board and International Advisory Committee
Supervisory Board and International Advisory Committee
World Press Photo Foundation has a two tier board structure, with the Supervisory Board supervising the strategy and policy of the Executive Board and the general course of affairs of the organization and its stakeholders.
An International Advisory Committee has been appointed to advise the foundation on how to stay globally relevant.
Members of the Supervisory Board
Chair: Dr. Janne E. Nijman, professor of History and Theory of International Law, University of Amsterdam School of Law; senior fellow, Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL); and professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva Joined on: 1 February 2022. To step down by: 1 February 2030.
Finance committee:Jamila Aanzi, independent consultant and trainer in leadership and empowerment Joined on: 1 February 2022. To step down by: 1 February 2030.
Finance committee/vice chair: Marlou Banning, chief financial officer, Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland Joined on: 26 January 2018. To step down by: 26 January 2026.
Member: Dirk-Jan Visser, documentary photographer and lecturer Joined on: 26 January 2018. To step down by: 26 January 2026.
Member: Lara Luten, chief of staff, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and founder, Blikverruimers

Joined on: 9 September 2019. To step down by: 9 September 2027.
Members of the International Advisory Committee
Chair: Brigitte Baptiste, Colombia, cultural landscape ecologist, expert on environmental issues and biodiversity, and an important leader in gender diversity
Mark Sealy, United Kingdom, executive director of Autograph ABP and principal research fellow, Decolonising Photography at University Arts London
Newsha Tavakolian, Iran, photojournalist, documentary photographer and a 2021 World Press Photo Contest winner
Tanvi Mishra, India, photo editor, curator, writer and creative director, The Caravan. Former World Press Photo Contest jury member
