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The Elders Foundation

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 16

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Ki-Moon Ban 2017-2025 Director View profile
Ricardo Lagos 2016-2024 Director View profile
Professor Fernando Henrique Cardoso 2013-2016 Director View profile
Lakhdar Brahimi 2013-2021 Director View profile
Ela Bhatt 2013-2016 Director View profile
Ahtisaari, Martti, President 2013-2018 Director View profile
Kofi Atta Annan 2013-2018 Director View profile
Mary Robinson 2013-2013 Director View profile
Carter, Jimmy, President 2013-2013 Director View profile
Lawrence David Simanowitz 2008-2014 Director View profile
Carter, James Earl, President 2008-2016 Director View profile
Tutu, Desmond Mpilo, Archbishop 2008-2013 Director View profile
William Elliott Whitehorn 2007-2008 Director View profile
Jean Marie Oelwang 2007-2008 Director View profile
Patrick Charles Kingdon Mccall 2007-2008 Director View profile
Beata Ekert 2009-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 18/07/2007
Also a registered charity: The Elders Foundation

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

11 directors on the board

Helen Elizabeth Clark Director · appointed 2023
Tsakhia Elbegdorj Director · appointed 2022
Juan Manuel Santos Director · appointed 2018
Dr Denis Mukwege Director · appointed 2024
Zeid Ra'Ad Al Hussein Director · appointed 2019
Robinson, Mary Therese, President Director · appointed 2008
Ellen Eugenia Johnson-Sirleaf Director · appointed 2018
GraçA Machel Director · appointed 2013
Gro Brundtland Director · appointed 2013
Hina Jilani Director · appointed 2013
Professor Ernesto Zedillo Director · appointed 2013

9.3y median 7.6y

average tenure

18.1y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Juan Manuel Santos Director · appointed 2018
Zeid Ra'Ad Al Hussein Director · appointed 2019
Robinson, Mary Therese, President Director · appointed 2008
Ellen Eugenia Johnson-Sirleaf Director · appointed 2018
GraçA Machel Director · appointed 2013
Gro Brundtland Director · appointed 2013
Hina Jilani Director · appointed 2013
Professor Ernesto Zedillo Director · appointed 2013

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Helen Elizabeth Clark Director · appointed 2023
Tsakhia Elbegdorj Director · appointed 2022
Dr Denis Mukwege Director · appointed 2024
Robinson, Mary Therese, President Director · appointed 2008
Ellen Eugenia Johnson-Sirleaf Director · appointed 2018
GraçA Machel Director · appointed 2013
Gro Brundtland Director · appointed 2013
Hina Jilani Director · appointed 2013
Professor Ernesto Zedillo Director · appointed 2013

Portfolio (2)

Juan Manuel Santos Director · appointed 2018
Zeid Ra'Ad Al Hussein Director · appointed 2019

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 06317151
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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