Who We Are

Advisory Committee Member External Member of the Advisory Committee

Maria Marques

She has been a full professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra since 2003 and a permanent researcher at the Center for Social Studies of that faculty since 1979. She served as the Minister of the Presidency and Administrative Modernization in the XXI Constitutional Government of Portugal.

Expert Junior Research Associate

João Martins

João Martins has been with the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2017.

Expert Research Associate

Rute Martins Caeiro

Rute Martins Caeiro is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER.

Expert Associate Professor

Dr. Bruno Martorano

Bruno Martorano is an Associate Professor at UNU-MERIT (Maastricht University).

Staff Programme Coordinator

Mei Maruyama

Mei Maruyama is a Programme Coordinator for the Global Environment Outreach Center (GEOC) project.

Staff Rector of the United Nations University; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala is the Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Expert Operating Unit Coordinator, Zambia

Jewette Masinja

Jewette Masinja is the Operating Unit Coordinator, Zambia at UNU-INRA

Staff Advocacy and Public Affairs Officer

Thato Masire

Thato Masire is the Advocacy and Public Affairs Officer at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Affiliated Researcher

Dr. Nanditha Mathew

Nanditha Mathew joined UNU-MERIT in November 2018. She obtained her PhD in Economics from the University of Pisa in 2016.

Expert Manager, Geospatial, Climate and Infrastructure Analytics Program

Dr. Mir Matin

Mir Matin has over 30 years of experience as a Researcher and Manager in the area of geospatial information services.