Henriette Geiger is the Director of Directorate People and Peace in the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission (DG DEVCO), implementing the European Commission’s development cooperation on human development including migration, security, gender equality, human rights, education and health.

Previously she served in different positions as Head of Unit in DG DEVCO, responsible for bilateral development on cooperation with Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific.

In the European External Action Service she was responsible for the political dimension of the EU’s relations with the Horn of Africa, East Africa and the Indian Ocean

Before joining the European Commission, Ms Geiger held positions in the European Union's Council of Ministers, the United Nations General Secretariat as well as the private sector and NGOs.

Educated in both Germany and the United States, she obtained two master degrees in social sciences and earned a distinction as Fulbright Scholar.