Who We Are

Advisory Committee Member Chair and External Member of the Advisory Committee

Marielza Oliveira

Marielza Oliveira was the Director of UNESCO’s Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies, and Transformation, supporting member states in digital inclusion and transformation. She served in various advisory and representative roles within UNESCO and other international internet governance bodies. Previously, she also led UNESCO’s East Asia office and held various positions in UNDP and other organizations, with extensive experience in governance, data analytics, and education.

Expert Research Associate

Rodrigo Oliveira

Rodrigo Oliveira is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER working on tax-benefit microsimulation models.

UNU Council Member UNU Council Chair; Vice-President & Vice-Principal International and Professor of Security, Leadership & Development, King's College London

Prof. ‘Funmi Olonisakin

Professor ‘Funmi Olonisakin is Vice-President and Vice-Principal International and Professor of Security, Leadership and Development, at King’s College London.

Expert Senior Researcher: Water, Climate and Gender

Prof. Grace Oluwasanya

Grace Oluwasanya is a Water Scientist with extensive training (Bachelor’s to Doctoral) in Water Resources Management across developing and western nations with diverse opportunities to explore varied aspects from water science (Hydrology) to resource management including the associated socio-economic themes, with over 20 years’ experience in the areas of water systems risks analysis, water safety planning, water quality and public health protection and water security issues.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Jan Orbie

Jan Orbie is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS. He is involved in the GREMLIN project on Global and Regional Multistakeholder Institutions, with specific attention for the involvement of civil society organisations in EU trade policies. .

Expert PhD Fellow

Dan Orendain

Dan Orendain begins his four-year PhD training with Ghent University (FPPW) and UNU-CRIS with a FWO fundamental research fellowship.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Ramoudane Orou Sannou

Ramoudane Orou Sannou is a Doctoral Researcher at UNU-FLORES interested in providing research-based evidence to support the design of policies, programmes, and innovative projects that foster an egalitarian development process in the world, particularly in Africa.

Expert Post Doctoral Fellow

Zaida Orth

Zaida Orth is a postdoctoral researcher working under pillar 2 at UNU-IIGH. Currently, she is part of the team working on the Regional Promising Practices Project to understand what works to integrate gender in government health programmes in Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia.

Advisory Board Member Chair of the UNU-IAS Board; Centre Director at Stockholm Environment Institute Africa

Dr. Philip Osano

Philip Osano is an environmental policy expert with an interest in environmental policy, development, and international affairs.

Expert Researcher

Dr. Victor Osei Kwadwo

Dr. Victor Osei Kwadwo is a governance and institutional development specialist with extensive experience researching and working in urban planning, multilevel governance, public policy and economics.