Estelle Robert

Estelle Robert is a human resources practitioner and strategist who has been working in the humanitarian and development sector since 2003, in both field and HQ roles across diverse operational contexts.

Convinced that people are the cornerstone of impactful aid, she founded Humanitalents in 2017 — a consultancy dedicated to helping NGOs and mission-driven organizations strengthen their HR systems, leadership capacity, and recruitment practices. Since then, she has supported numerous actors in designing tailored solutions, particularly in senior leadership hiring, HR structuring, and team performance.

Her current work focuses on positioning HR as a strategic and transformative function in a sector facing deep structural shifts. She explores innovative approaches such as the externalization and mutualization of HR functions — including Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), shared HR services, the creation of "HR help desks" and employer group models — to help organizations become more agile, resilient, and ethically aligned.

Through research, consulting, and field collaboration, she works to align people, purpose, and performance at every level. Within IARAN, she contributes to forward-looking reflections on the future of aid and the transformation of internal systems that underpin operational excellence and collective impact.

Mahmoud Ramadan

Mahmoud is a strategic planning and design processes facilitator with expertise in collaborative leadership development, building social energy and community mobilization. Mahmoud currently lives in Brussels and manages his consultancy PLAYMAKER, which develops common spaces about re-development, peace building and community capital with/without geography. He is also co-founder of Syria Initiative (part of Common Space Initiative) in Beirut that aims to empower local peace builder networks.

Miguel Leroy

Miguel is local development and public affairs expert. Member of the staff of the Senate in France for many years, he is himself today a local elected representative from regional institutions (Mayor and President of a community of communes). Miguel worked as director of development in the waste, recycling and energy sector. Particularly interested to the involvement of local actors in the humanitarian aid decision making, Miguel has decided to join the IARAN because he is passionate about collaborative design, he believes in the strength of collective intelligence and because of his strong desire to contribute to the raise of a new aid paradigm.

Marie-Rose Romain Murphy

Marie-Rose is the Founder of ESPWA, Inc. (Economic Stimulus Projects for Work and Action-acronym means hope in Haitian Creole), a transnational organization and a Haitian leadership network. She’s the Co-Founder of the Haiti Community Foundation (Haiti’s first community foundation). She’s also the Founder and President of RMC, a management and strategy consulting firm. A multilingual professional with US and international experience, she has over 25 years of experience and a strong track record in community development, humanitarian projects and initiatives, philanthropy, marketing, executive leadership, social entrepreneurship and consulting. Her core interest is the creation of viable and sustainable pathways of development for low-income individuals, marginalized communities and developing countries. Over the course of her career, Marie-Rose has worked as a project manager, an executive director, a deputy director and a consultant for local, regional, national and international organizations.

Michel Maietta

Michel is a strategic foresight professional with two decades of experience in the humanitarian and development sector. With a rich background as the former Director of Strategy at Save the Children International and Action Against Hunger, he now spearheads the Inter-Agency Research and Analysis Network (IARAN).

Michel's passion for education shines through in his decade-long commitment to designing and delivering cutting-edge training courses for humanitarian and development leaders. He shares his expertise at renowned institutions such as Science Po, Paris-Saclay, Deakin, and Federico II Universities, as well as at the Futuribles and IRIS Think Tanks. In addition, Michel serves as the Chair of the Ukraine Emergency Committee at the Fondation de France.

When he's not crafting bespoke foresight projects, Michel is at the helm of strategic and transformational initiatives, driving impactful change in the sector.