Pauline Da Cunha

Fellow of the Open Diplomacy Institute, appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the 2026 Y7 Summit. In this capacity, she leads outreach operations of Y7, fostering engagement with civil society and local stakeholders, and strengthening advocacy for the recommendations put forward to the G7. Graduate of the Master’s program in International Security at Sciences Po Paris, she is a policy officer at the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans, where she works on arms control and non-proliferation issues. Alongside her civilian duties, she serves as an intelligence officer in the operational reserve of the French Navy. She has gained diverse professional experience within the French Armed Forces Headquarters, the National Assembly, the French Embassy in Djibouti, as well as in the private sector and research, providing her with a cross-cutting perspective on defense diplomacy and security issues.