Lai-Ling Lee Rodriguez

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Lai-Ling Lee Rodriguez brings over twenty-five years of humanitarian leadership to the intersection of field operations and global strategy. As Deputy General Director for External Affairs at MSF’s Operational Centre Geneva, she oversees external relations for MSF Switzerland and directs OCG’s regional presence across Mexico City, Dakar, Amman, Kampala, and Kuala Lumpur. In this role, she leads external relations for MSF Switzerland and oversees multiple regional offices, ensuring strategic alignment and effective global representation. Previously, she held senior leadership positions with MSF and the Canadian Red Cross, managing humanitarian programs and donor engagement across Africa, Asia and Central America, including operations in Georgia, Congo, Indonesia and Haiti. In addition, she contributes to strengthening partnerships and cross-sector collaboration in the humanitarian field. Rodriguez holds an Executive MBA from McGill–HEC Montréal.