Ida Jeng Christensen
Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum and the Director of the Forum of Young Global Leaders Foundation
Ida Jeng Christensen is the Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum and the Director of the Forum of Young Global Leaders Foundation. Current mission: leading a community of 1400+ outstanding leaders addressing the world’s most pressing problems.
Prior to joining the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, Ida Jeng Christensen worked across the private and the public sector in New York, Beijing, Nairobi and Copenhagen, including United Nations’ agencies, a ministry, a tech nonprofit and a professional service firm.
Ida holds an M.A. from Copenhagen University, a B.A. from Copenhagen Business School, an advanced diploma from the University of Cambridge, and executive certificates in leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Kennedy School.