Who We Are

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Paola Fontanella Pisa

Paola Fontanella Pisa is Associate Academic Officer in the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) Division, a joint endeavour of UNU-EHS and Eurac Research in South Tyrol.

Expert Adjunct Assistant Professor

Vítor Fonte is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV). He is also a full-time Assistant Professor at the University of Minho, and a senior researcher at INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (INESC TEC/HASLab).

Expert Research Consultant

Catarina Fontes

As of September 2025, Catarina Fontes is a Research Consultant at the UNU-EGOV.

Staff I.T Associate

Jonathan Nana Kwesi Freiku

Jonathan Freiku is an IT associate at UNU-INRA.

Expert Consultant

Nico Fricke

Expert Research Intern

Maxime Gallant

Maxime Gallant is a research intern at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Franziska Gassmann

Franziska Gassmann is Professor of Social Protection and Development at Maastricht University.

Expert Head of Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme

Erica Gaston

Dr. Erica Gaston is the Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.

Expert Senior Research Advisor

Franz Gatzweiler

With a background in agricultural and resource economics, Franz Gatzweiler is a Senior Research Advisor at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Gaspare Genna

Gaspare M. Genna is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS