Our Leadership & Staff
The NEF board Members have leadership positions in their respective foundations.
The NEF Staff encompasses the NEF operations team and the different collaborative projects staff.
Board
NEF team
Operations team

Peggy Saïller
NEF Executive Director
peggy.sailler@nef-europe.org

Jimmy Halpern
Senior Finance Manager
jimmy.halpern@nef-europe.org

Blanca Sánchez Rangil
Grants & Project Officer
blanca.rangil@nef-europe.org

Zixin Li
HR & Admin Officer
zixin.li@nef-europe.org
Collaboratives’ Staff

Sophie Ngo-Diep
Co-Director - EPIM
sophie.ngo-diep@epim.info

Nadège Lharaig
Programme Manager - Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
nadege.lharaig@nef-europe.org

Rinuccia La Ruina
Programme Officer - Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
rinuccia.laruina@nef-europe.org

Elisa Peter
Civitates Director
elisa.peter@nef-europe.org

Roy Virah-Sawmy
Programme Manager – Civitates
roy.virahsawmy@nef-europe.org

Catherine Miller
European AI & Society Director
catherine.miller@europeanaifund.org

Alexandra Toth
Fund Manager – European AI & Society Fund
alexandra.toth@europeanaifund.org

Līva Vikmane
Networks and Communications Manager - European AI & Society Fund
liva.vikmane@europeanaifund.org

Laurence Teissier
Programme Manager - JAFOWA
laurence.teissier@nef-europe.org

Diana Ugalde
Programme Officer - Healthy Food Healthy Planet
diana.ugalde@healthyfoodandplanet.org