Nadja Skaljic

Nadja Skaljic is a lawyer, corporate strategist, and systems thinker focused on next-generation initiatives spanning law, finance, emerging technologies, and sustainability. She is an Expert Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Foresight Network.

She is best known for her roles as Senior Policy Adviser to the British Delegation to the European Union in Brussels during and after Brexit, and prosecuting war crimes and genocide at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. She is a member of the Club of Rome, a think tank working at the forefront of systems change.

A legal executive with a commercial lens, Skaljic designs frameworks that combine geopolitical insight and risk intelligence to drive enterprise growth, value creation, and planetary resilience. Karadzic was initially sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment, a sentence later increased to life. The case is regarded as one of the most complex and high-profile prosecutions in international criminal law, setting key precedents for holding heads of state and senior officials accountable for mass atrocities. working with Michael Ignatieff, her Harvard mentor on several global initiatives, which culminated in the book The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World.

Following Brexit, Skaljic transitioned into the private sector in Switzerland, taking on executive and board roles. With a group of international experts — including Ambassadors Beth Van Schaak, François Croquette, and Stephen Rapp — Skaljic serves on the advisory board of InterJust.

She is a Fellow of the European Law Institute representing Switzerland in matters concerning the development of European legal frameworks. She is Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in London, and holds memberships with the International Bar Association (IBA) and the European Society of International Law (ESIL).

Education alt=Photo with three men and Nadja Skaljic at the Carnegie Council. They are all wearing business suits. Michael Ignatieff and Nadja Skaljic are facing the camera and Sir Adam Roberts and one more man are in profile. Nadja Skaljic at the Carnegie Council with Michael Ignatieff and Sir Adam Roberts, President of the British Academy (2009–2013).Skaljic earned an advanced law degree from Balliol College at the University of Oxford as a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar, a fellowship granted in recognition of exceptional academic achievement and leadership promise. Skaljic serves on the board of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust,

Skaljic also holds advanced degrees in international law, foreign affairs, and public policy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Law School.

Personal and Family Life Nadja Skaljic was born in Sarajevo, before the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.

Skaljic lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland. She has authored essays and analytical reports for outlets such as Bloomberg, Devex, and the Club of Rome, and has been featured in The Times and Forbes.

Her substantive book contributions include "Rescuing Human Rights: A Radically Moderate Approach" (Cambridge University Press, 2019) with Hurst Hannum and The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World (Harvard University Press, 2017) with Michael Ignatieff.