Who We Are

Expert Student Assistant

Revati Phalkey

Dr. Revati Phalkey is the newly appointed Director of the United Nations University Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Expert Professor of Economics

Prof. Dr. Carlo Pietrobelli

Carlo Pietrobelli is a professor and policy advisor on innovation and industrial development and policy.

Staff Webmaster / ICT Focal Point

Herman Pijpers

Herman Pijpers joined Maastricht University in 2001 and prior to that, he worked as a webmaster at the European Journalism Centre in Maastricht.

Staff Policy Communications Associate

Tess Pilkington

Tess Pilkington is a Policy Communications Associate for UNU-CPR. In this role, she supports the Centre’s digital presence, event planning, and dissemination of research publications.

Expert Data Scientist

Christopher Pillay

Christopher Wayne Pillay is a Data Scientist at UNU-WIDER and is currently working on the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme in Pretoria, South Africa.

Staff Project Assistant

Karolina Polanski

Karolina Polanski is a Project Assistant for the Postgraduate Degree and Training Programme.

Staff Programme Asssociate

Agung Prasetyo

Agung Prasetyo is a Programme Associate for the Biodiversity and Society Programme.

Advisory Board Member Secretary of Sampark; Visiting Faculty at the Indian Institute of Management; Member of the UNU-IAS Board

Smita Premchander is a development practitioner and consultant of international repute. She has done extensive work on poverty reduction, gender equality and women’s empowerment, microfinance, informal and migrant labour, elimination of child labour and bonded labour, crafts development, social inclusion and sustainable development.

Expert Research Fellow and Academic Associate

Dr. Jian Pu

Jian Pu is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate at UNU-IAS.