Anne Bergh

Anne Bergh assumed the position as Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross November 1st, 2022. Prior to this, she held the position as Director for Global Health, at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, leading the institute’s cluster for global health. Bergh was during 2021 and 2022 also assigned to work in the international department at the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services. She has held leadership positions in global health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health since 2007. She has an extensive background from international collaboration, public health and development issues, programme development, strategy formulation and leadership. Between 1997 and 2007 she held various positions in the Norwegian Red Cross and the Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement in Oslo and Geneva, including as adviser to the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. She has also been engaged as Senior Advisor at the International Law and Policy Institute and had a one-year post as Director of the Armed Forces Museums in Norway. Bergh holds an MA (cand.phil.) in history of religion from the University of Oslo and has senior executive training from the Norwegian Defence University College.