UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY - Key Persons

Abdulhakeem Al-Qubati

Job Titles:
  • Researcher
  • Expert Doctoral Researcher
AbdulhakeemAmerAbdulhafedAl-QubatiisaDoctoralResearcherintheproject"ResourceNexusIssuesRevealedbyCOVID-19forProfessionalCommunitiesintheAgri-FoodSupplyChain"atUNU-FLORESandTUDresdensinceNovember2021.

Alexandra Ivanovic

Job Titles:
  • Rector
  • Senior Programme Manager / Institute
AlexandraIvanovicistheSeniorProgrammeManagerintheOfficeoftheRector. AlexandraworkswithandsupportstheRectoronacademicprojectsaswellasprovidingadviceandsupporttotheExecutiveOfficerandChiefofStaffoninstitutionaldevelopmentandotherorganizationalandmanagementissues.SheistheGenderFocalPointfortheRector'sOfficeandteachesacourseonLawandPracticeoftheUNtograduateandpost-graduatestudentsatUNU. AlexandrahasworkedattheUniversitysince2014.PriortoworkingwiththeRector'soffice,shewastheSeniorProjectManagerattheUNUCentreforPolicyResearch,managingprojectsandundertakingresearchandpublishinginthefieldsofdevelopmentandpeaceandsecurity. ShehaspreviouslyworkedasalawyerandmediatorinAustraliaandasdirectorofanumberofsmallandmediumenterprisesoverthelast15years.SheholdsaMScfromUNUinSustainability,DevelopmentandPeaceandacommerce/lawdegreefromtheUniversityofNewSouthWales.

Alexey V. Alekseenko

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor at the Saint Petersburg Mining University
  • Expert Adjunct Professor
AlexeyV.AlekseenkoiscurrentlyanAdjunctProfessoratUNU-FLORESandanAssociateProfessorattheSaintPetersburgMiningUniversity

Andrés Ángel

Job Titles:
  • Expert Project Coordinator
AndrésÁngelisatransdisciplinaryprofessionalinterestedinpromotingthestrengtheningofsustainabilityconceptswithinthebiophysicalboundariesofourplanet.

Anthony Antoine

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of the Brussels School of Governance
AnthonyAntoineisExecutiveDirectoroftheBrusselsSchoolofGovernance(VUB)andiscoordinatoroftheUNU-CRISCampusinBrussels.

Dr. Deema Almasri

Job Titles:
  • Policy Researcher and Environmental Scientist
Dr.DeemaAlmasriisapolicyresearcherandenvironmentalscientistwithspecializationinsustainability,environmentalstudies,waterresources,andwatertreatmenttechnologies,includingwastewatertreatmentandreuse.

Dr. James M. Hester

Job Titles:
  • First Rector

Dr. Miriam Aczel

Dr.MiriamAczel'sexpertiseencompassesinternationalenergylawandpolicy,greenhousegasremovaltechnologies,local-scalecleanenergy,sciencecommunication,andcitizenscience.

Dr. Nimmi Rangaswamy

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Advisory Board

Eduardo Albrecht

Job Titles:
  • Expert Senior Fellow
DrAlbrechtisapoliticalanthropologistwithahistoryofworkacrossgovernment,non-profit,academic,andmultilateralorganizations.Hisresearchfocusesonusesofartificialintelligence(AI)instateandinternationalorganizationdecision-makingprocesses.

Francesco Foghetti

Job Titles:
  • Legal Affairs Officer and Associate Secretary of the UNU Council
  • Senior Legal Officer / Institute

Jaffar Abbas

Job Titles:
  • Researcher
JaffarAbbasisaresearcheronurbanclimatejusticeandnon-economiclossanddamage.Withabackgroundinhumangeography,environmentalengineeringandclimatecommunication,he'spassionateaboutfindinginnovativesolutionstocombatclimatechangethroughenvironmentaljusticeapproaches,communityengagementandinterdisciplinaryresearch.

JSPS Postdoctoral

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow With Dual Affiliations at UNU - IAS
MarkAkrofiisaJSPSPostdoctoralResearchFellowwithdualaffiliationsatUNU-IASandKyotoUniversity.

Kwabena Adu-Aba

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant at UNU - WIDER
KwabenaAdu-AbabioisaresearchassistantatUNU-WIDER,alsopursuingaPhDattheUniversityofHelsinki.

Louisa Lei

Job Titles:
  • HR and Admin Officer

Louise Amoris

Job Titles:
  • Expert PhD Fellow
  • Fellow at UNU - CRIS
LouiseAmorisisaPhDFellowatUNU-CRISwithUNU-CRISlabel.

Michael Baldock

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Rector
  • Chief of Staff / Institute
  • Executive Officer in the Strategic Management and Governance
MichaelwaspreviouslytheLegalandPolicySpecialistatUNU'sOfficeoftheRector.HeadvisedtheUNUsystemonarangeoflegalissuesandsupportedtheexecutivemanagementoftheUniversityinthedevelopmentofstrategyandpolicy. PriortojoiningUNU,Michaelworkedintheprivatesectoratinternationallawfirms,managingcomplexlitigationandstrategiccounselingforcorporateclients.Duringthistime,MichaelmaintainedanactiveprobonopracticerepresentingasylumseekersfromAfricaandCentralAmerica.MichaelholdsaJurisDoctoratedegreefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,wherehisstudiesfocusedoninternationalandcomparativelaw. AsChiefofStaff,MichaelBaldocksupportstheRectorandtheExecutiveOfficerinthestrategicmanagementandgovernanceoftheUniversitynetwork.

Michelle Ho

Job Titles:
  • Finance Assistant

Namiko Matsuo

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Assistant to the Senior Vice - Rector / Institute
NamikoMatsuoistheUNUAssistanttotheSeniorVice-Rector. UnderthedirectsupervisionoftheSeniorVice-RectorandinclosecoordinationwithstaffoftheOfficeoftheRector,Namikoundertakesvariousadministrativetasksandprovidesacademicandresearchsupport. PriortojoiningUNU,NamikoworkedfortheIsrael-basednon-profitorganizationBridgesForPeace(BFP),whichsupportsIsraelandbuildsrelationshipswithJewsinIsraelandaroundtheworld.AtBFPJapanoffice,sheprovidedarangeofoperationalsupporttotheNationalDirectorasanadministrativesecretary.Shewasresponsibleformanagingvariousprojectsasaneventcoordinatorandmanagedtheorganization'sgiftshop,importinggoodsfromIsraelandoverseas. NamikoholdsadegreeinFilmfromOrangeCoastCollegeinCalifornia,andinTheatreArtsfromtheCityUniversityofNewYork,BrooklynCollege.HerpreviousprofessionalexperiencesincludeservingasabusinessconsultantattradingcompaniesinherhometownFukuoka,asaninterpreter,aMasterofCeremonies,adesignerandothersuchpositions.

Nicolas du Bois

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager
  • Rector
  • Project Manager / Institute
NicolasduBoisisaprogrammemanagerintheOfficeoftheRector. NicolaspreviouslyworkedattheUniversityofTokyo,wherehewastheprogrammemanagerofthestartupinceptionprogramme,FoundX.HealsohasexperienceworkingasaconsultantconnectingAfricanstartupstoJapaneseinvestors,aswellasworkasaparalegalatamajorinternationallawfirminTokyo. HeholdsanMPhildegreeinModernJapaneseStudiesfromtheUniversityofOxford,wherehisresearchfocusedonJapaneseinvestmentanditsimpactonAfricandevelopment;aswellasadegreeinpolitics,philosophy,andeconomicsfromtheUniversityofCapeTown.HeisfluentinEnglishandJapanese,andconversationalinRussianandAfrikaans. AtUNU,NicolasistheprimaryfocalpointintheRector'sOffice(RO)forPelikan.Additionally,hesupportstheROinvariousactivitiesandtasksincludingassessmentreports,thejuniorfellowsprogramme,externalinquiries,budget,andCouncilandCONDIRmatters.

Nora Adam

Job Titles:
  • Scientist
Asanaturalscientist,NoraAdamworkedinmultipleinternationalandinterdisciplinaryresearchinstitutionsfocusingonecology,forestry,andbiodiversityresearch.

Prof. Amir AghaKouchak

Job Titles:
  • Professor Amir AghaKouchak Serves As the Water, Climate and Infrastructure Risk Lead at UNU - INWEH
ProfessorAmirAghaKouchakservesastheWater,ClimateandInfrastructureRiskLeadatUNU-INWEH

Prof. Carleen Maitland

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University / Co - Director, Institute for Information Policy, Penn State University

Prof. Fernando Buarque

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Prof. Jan Franklin Adamowski

Job Titles:
  • Full Professor
JanFranklinAdamowskiisaFullProfessorintheDepartmentofBioresourceEngineeringintheFacultyofAgriculturalandEnvironmentalSciencesatMcGillUniversity.

Prof. Nirupama Agrawal

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Disaster
NirupamaAgrawalisaProfessorofDisasterandEmergencyManagement(DEM)atYorkUniversity,Canada,withover30yearsofprofessionalexperience.

Prof. Philippe De Wilde

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Kent

Prof. Saleem Ali

Job Titles:
  • Professor Saleem H. Ali Is an Environmental Security Scholar
ProfessorSaleemH.Aliisanenvironmentalsecurityscholar

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala

Job Titles:
  • Rector
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts
Prof.Marwalais,interalia,aFellowoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,TheWorldAcademyofSciences(TWAS),theAcademyofScienceofSouthAfrica,andtheAfricanAcademyofSciences. Prof.Marwalaistheauthorofmorethan20books,includingLeadershipLessonsfromBooksIHaveRead(2021)andLeadinginthe21stCentury:TheCallforaNewTypeofAfricanLeader(2021);dozensofbookchapters,journalpapers,andconferencepapers;andmorethan200magazinearticlesandnewspaperop-eds. AmongtheawardsthatProf.MarwalahasreceivedaretheOrderofMapungubwe(SouthAfrica'shighesthonour)andtheAcademyofSouthAfrica'sScience-for-SocietyGoldMedal.Hewasnamedthe2021ITPersonalityoftheYearbytheInstituteofITProfessionalsSouthAfrica. Prof.TshilidziMarwalaistheRectoroftheUnitedNationsUniversityandUnder-Secretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations.

Prof. Yonghua Song

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Rector, University of Macau

Rashed Al Mizan

Job Titles:
  • Researcher
RashedAlMizanisaDoctoralResearcherfocusingonsustainabilityinthetextileindustryandinterrelatingthewaste,energy,andchemicalnexusintheproductionofactivethermoregulatingfunctionalworkwear.

Sabine Becker-Thierry

Job Titles:
  • Executive Officer
  • Secretary of the University 's Governing Board
SabinealsoservesasSecretaryoftheUniversity'sGoverningBoard,theUNUCouncil.SabinepreviouslyservedastheUNUChiefofStaff.PriortojoiningUNU,sheworkedasanindependentconsultantonquestionsofaideffectiveness,humanitariancoordination,andorganisationalperformanceforUNagencies,NGOs,andgovernments.ShealsoworkedasanevaluatorwiththeUN'sOfficeofInternalOversightServicesinNewYorkandtheUNEvaluationGroup.SabinestartedhercareerataEuropeanconsultingfirmwhereshemanagedseveraldevelopmentandinstitutionalreformprojectsinEasternEurope,theBalkans,andtheMiddleEast.SheholdsaPhDfromWasedaUniversityinTokyo,andmaster'sdegreesininternationalrelations,withafocusondevelopmentandevaluationfromSciencesPoParisandfromUniversitéParis-Sorbonne.SheisfluentinEnglish,FrenchandGerman,married,andhastwochildren.

Sawako Shirahase

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Sociology at the Graduate School of Humanities
  • Senior Vice - Rector, United Nations University Assistant Secretary - General, United Nations
SawakoShirahaseisaprofessorofsociologyattheGraduateSchoolofHumanitiesandSociology,theUniversityofTokyo.

Serge Stinckwich

Job Titles:
  • Head of Research