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Expert Head of FAST Division & interim Head of WE Division

Dr. Simone Sandholz

Simone Sandholz leads the Urban Futures & Sustainability Transformation Programme at UNU-EHS.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Mauro Santaniello

Mauro Santaniello is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Lead Research Analyst

Demetrios Sarantis

Demetrios Sarantis has been a Lead Research Analyst at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2026.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Aatralarasi Saravanan

Aatralarasi Saravanan is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU Resource Nexus.

Expert Research Intern

Hatice Nihan Sarihan

Hatice Nihan Sarihan is a research intern at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Amal Sarsour

Amal Sarsour is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Staff Head of Strategy and Partnerships

Vithiya Sathivelu

Vithiya Sathivelu is Head of Strategy and Partnerships at UNU Global Health, with over a decade of experience across international institutions. She drives institutional strategy, partnerships, and evidence-informed programme delivery at the intersection of health equity, gender, and global health policy. Her role includes expanding the institute's visibility, sharpening dissemination of its research, and building alliances across governments, NGOs, and the UN system.

Expert JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Fred Sato

Fred Sato is a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow with the Innovation and Education Programme at UNU‑IAS. 

UNU Council Member Vice-Chair of UNU Council; Advisor, East Japan Railway Trading Co., Ltd.; Advisor, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage

Amb. Kuni Sato

Ambassador Kuni Sato held three bilateral and three multilateral overseas posts in addition to working in the fields of legal, trade, cultural, and regional affairs in Tokyo during her four-decade diplomatic career.

Staff Director of Administration

Ms. Joan Sawe

Ms. Joan Sawe is the Director of Administration (D2) at the United Nations University.