Ibrahima Cheikh Diong (Senegal) is the inaugural Executive Director of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) and previously served as a UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director General of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, an African Union specialized agency. He is commonly described in official and institutional biographies as a long-tenured development and climate-finance leader with experience across multilateral diplomacy, disaster risk financing, and institutional reform—contributing to a reputation built on high-level stewardship, cross-regional credibility, and delivery in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.