Catherine Zennström

Catherine Zennström is chair and co-founder of Zennström Philanthropies, founded with her husband Niklas Zennström. Its mission is to support and engage with organisations that fight for human rights, work to stop climate change, and encourage entrepreneurship to protect our natural environment. Catherine serves the HRW as a Board member emerita. She also serves as a member of the HRW Disability Rights Advisory Committee and the Europe and Central Asia Human Rights Advisory Committee.

Before moving to London and reengaging her commitment and time fighting for human rights and dignity, Catherine worked in the telecom industry as a business developer. She was educated at international schools in the US, France and the UK, and holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Humberside.