Nathalie Delapalme is the Chief Executive Officer of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which she joined in 2010.

She was previously Inspecteur General des Finances at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance (2007-2010). Prior to this, Nathalie served the French Government as an advisor for Africa and Development in the offices of various Foreign Affairs Ministers, between 1995-1997 and 2002-2007. She also served the French Senate as advisor for the Finance and Budgetary Commission, where she assessed fiscal and public policies between 1984-1995 and 1997-2002.

She is co-Secretary General of the Africa-Europe Foundation and sits on the Board of International Crisis Group and on the Advisory Board of IFRI (Institut Francais des Relations Internationales) and on the Council Scientifique of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de Defence Nationale). She is a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and a member of the WEF’s Expert Network.

Nathalie is Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur and Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite.

Nicola Bonucci is member of the Board of the Basel Institute on Governance since July 2023.

Mr Bonucci is a French-Italian lawyer based in Paris. Mr Bonucci started his career in 1988, working for five years in the Legal Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He then joined the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Legal Directorate, where he worked for 26 years including 14 years a Director of Legal Affairs. Following that he was, until recently, Partner in the Global Trade and Investigations & White Collar Defense practices at Paul Hastings, Paris office.

He has been one of the most prominent international voices in anti-corruption and anti-bribery as well as responsible business conduct, having contributed to the OECD’s efforts in these areas for more than two decades. He has worked extensively with international institutions like the European Union, the G20, FATF, the IMF, the World Bank and the United Nations system.

Mr Bonucci holds Master’s degrees in Public International Law from the University of Paris X–Nanterre, in International Administration from the University of Paris II–Assas, and in International and Comparative Law from the University of Notre Dame.

Rhoda Weeks-Brown is Founder/CEO of Cape Palmas Global Advisors LLC and Founder/President of the Aurelia & Edith Breast Cancer Foundation. These roles follow an over 34-year career in private practice and at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including service as IMF General Counsel (Chief Legal Officer) and Special Advisor to the IMF Managing Director.

As General Counsel, Rhoda provided advice to the IMF’s Governors, Executive Board, management and staff and led the legal department’s work on a wide range of pivotal policy, country and institutional matters, including the design of legal and institutional reforms in IMF member countries in areas that included fiscal and financial sector governance, anti-corruption and the rule of law. Rhoda has published book chapters, articles and blogs on the work of the IMF, and was the first woman and first developing country national to serve as IMF General Counsel. She was listed by the Financial Times as one of the Top 27 Global General Counsels and one of the top 5 General Counsels in the area of Promoting Ethical Standards (2020).

With a J.D. from Harvard Law School and B.A. in Economics (summa cum laude) from Howard University, Rhoda is a member of the Leadership Council of the World Justice Project, the Committee on International Monetary Law of the International Law Association (MOCOMILA), the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E. Finance), and the Boards of Directors of Results for America and TalentNomics, Inc.