Our team

Anne-Sofie Munk
Sofie has over a decade of experience in the humanitarian sector including time with the Red Cross and the United Nations. She was Senior Advisor to the International Management at the Danish Red Cross before joining the HIFHUB.
Anne-Sofie Munk
Fatima Jimanate Umar
Fatima is a development finance professional specialising in innovative finance and impact investing in emerging markets. Drawing on experience across the United Nations and Development Finance Institutions, she brings expertise in blended finance, pipeline development, and impact management. At HIFHUB, she focuses on building investible pipelines to deliver meaningful impact in humanitarian and fragile settings.
Fatima Jimanate Umar
Innovative Finance Advisor
Jeremy Tan
Jeremy incubates and supports innovative finance projects across the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, exploring new ways to finance humanitarian action. He brings over 14 years of experience in strategy and finance, and previously provided advisory services to the Ministry of Finance in Malaysia.
Jeremy Tan
Innovative Finance Advisor
Juan Coderque
Juan is Senior Advisor on Innovative Finance for the ICRC and the HIFHUB. With the ICRC since 1997, Juan has held leadership roles in conflict zones and spearheaded the organisation’s shift into innovative finance.
Juan Coderque
Senior Advisor
Kalika Bro-Jørgensen
With a background in journalism, Kalika has reported on humanitarian crises in conflict zones and disaster settings around the world before turning her focus to humanitarian finance. Her core strength is strategic communication, translating complex issues into clear, compelling narratives.
Kalika Bro-Jørgensen
Comms Consultant
Kamal Grossard-Amin
Kamal brings a decades-long career in international banking, including senior roles raising capital for sovereign and supranational borrowers. He now supports the HIFHUB with pro bono desk reviews, analysis and technical advice across the portfolio.
Kamal Grossard-Amin
Pro-bono consultant
Chua Li Wen
Li Wen brings nearly a decade of experience cultivating strong partnerships, securing funding, and driving impactful initiatives across Malaysia and Asia-Pacific. She currently oversees communications and stakeholder engagement at the Humanitarian Finance Forum, partnering with the HIFHUB to deliver strategic events and knowledge management outputs.
Chua Li Wen
Engagement Consultant
Peter Klansø
Peter is Senior Leadership Advisor to the Danish Red Cross and the HIFHUB, with 30 years of leadership experience in the humanitarian sector. In recent years, he has focused on the financing agenda, exploring and promoting the use of blended finance in humanitarian and fragile settings.
Peter Klansø
Senior Advisor
Rebecca Schmieder
Rebecca joined the HIFHUB as a student assistant in early 2025. Passionate about contributing to using innovative ways to realize change in the world, she supports the team with matters related to administration, communication, and research.
Rebecca Schmieder
Student Assistant
Simon Meldrum
Simon has worked on innovative finance in the IFRC for over half a decade and is a pioneer of humanitarian innovative finance. He is the Executive Director of the Humanitarian Finance Forum and leads projects and development related to innovative finance across the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
Simon Meldrum
Senior Advisor