Maria van der Hoeven

Executive Director, International Energy Agency. She has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since September 2011. She has steered the IEA during a period of exceptional change in the global energy landscape, and is taking the initiative to address the challenges of global energy governance. Her priorities include building and formalising cooperation with the major emerging energy players of the 21st century, and also expanding energy access. She was formerly Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands.