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Senior Director, Global Operations & HR

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Philippe Rosen joined The Hunger Project in 2019, and presently serves as the Senior Director, Global Operations & Human Resources. He brings more than thirty years of experience with international non-profit organizations, both in the headquarters and the field.

In this role, Philippe provides comprehensive leadership in all areas of global operations, including strategic and technical support to THP Global and country offices. As the primary human resources professional globally, he works with Partner and Program Countries to solve cross-functional challenges and serves as the Global Security Officer and Global Integrity Officer.

Prior to joining THP, Philippe served as a Director with the Clinton Foundation, the Innocence Project and Action Against Hunger. In-between, he spent a year and a half supporting a research project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Sudan, and Timor-Leste.

Before arriving in New York, Philippe worked for eight years with various humanitarian organizations, including the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. He was based in Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Kosovo, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Timor-Leste. He held roles, lastly as Country Director, and worked in various departments, including administration, finance, logistics and programs.

Philippe started his career as an accounting assistant with the Association Against Cancer in Brussels and worked within the tax department of Brussels City. He completed his military service in the Belgian Navy, which gave him the opportunity to travel for one year. Since then, he has visited 60 countries (and counting!).

Born in Belgium, Philippe received a degree in Economic, Social, and Political Science from Saint Louis University in Brussels, as well as a professional degree in accounting from the School of Social Promotion and Continuous Training in Brussels (cum laude).

Philippe is a recreational scuba diver, loves food (and is said to be a fantastic cook!), and maintains a huge collection of European comics.

His full LinkedIn profile is available here.