It was formally launched as an initiative in September 2011 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with an executive office in Washington, DC. Rachel Kyte took office as SEforALL’s CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in January 2016. On October 29, 2019, it was announced that Damilola Ogunbiyi will succeed Rachel Kyte as new CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General.[1]