Jean Todt has served as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety since 2015, when he was appointed by former Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. He is also the chairman of the board for the International Peace Institute, the vice president of the Paris Brain Institute, the chairman of the Suu Foundation, and a board member of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation, the FIFA Foundation, and Gaumont. He is the former president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, and served as the chief executive officer of Ferrari from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that, he held senior-level positions overseeing racing and sporting activities at Ferrari and Peugeot Talbot Sport, after starting his career as a rally co-driver in 1966 and winning the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers in 1981. Todt received the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the United Nations Association of New York in 2016 and is a recipient of the Grand-Croix de la Légion d'Honneur. He is married to Oscar-winning actress, film producer, and UN Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh. He has one son, Nicolas, and one grandson, Maxime.