Who We Are

Staff Senior Programme Manager

Alexandra Ivanovic

Alexandra Ivanovic is the Senior Programme Manager in the Office of the Rector.

Advisory Committee Member UNU-BIOLAC Soil Microbiology and Plant Physiology.

Dr. María Izaguirre Mayoral

Dra. María Luisa Izaguirre-Mayoral

Expert UN and Government Relations Coordinator & Gender and Capacity Building Focal Point for Africa

Sogol Jafarzadeh is an Environmental Scientist with over 15 years of experience in environmental policy and inclusive governance. She has worked extensively in climate and water diplomacy, with a strong focus on gender and equity, serving various regional and international agencies.

Expert Senior Research Associate - Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction

Sally Janzen

Sally is an Ecologist with a passion for the environment and its sustainable management to ensure the resilience of people and planet. She is a Research Associate at UNU-EHS and currently works on the FURIFLOOD project, looking at flood risk and ecosystem-based solutions in West Africa.

Expert Communication and Outreach Coordinator, Global Lab for Environmental Intelligence

Michelle Jaramillo

Ms. Michelle Jaramillo's work connects science, policy, and communities, amplifying voices from the Global South and promoting environmental justice.

Expert Student Assistant

Angela John

Expert Research Associate

Flannery Johnson

Flannery Johnson is a Research Associate for water in the context of the water-energy-food nexus and climate actions at UNU-VIE.

Expert Student Assistant

Leon Jones

Leon George Jones

Expert Research Fellow

Sam Jones

Sam Jones is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER based in Mozambique, on extended leave from his position as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.

Staff Human Resources Advisor

Viktorija Jordanoska

Viktorija Jordanoska has been with UNU-EGOV since June 2022.