Who We Are

UNU Council Member Chair of UNU Council; Vice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies

Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles is Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI).

Expert Associate Academic Officer - Decision Support Systems

Eike Behre is Project Manager at UNU-EHS and the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII). He is a member of the Climate Risk Analytics Team at MCII and part of the Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services division (EVES).

Expert E-learning Developer

Haideh Ghorban Beigi

Haideh Ghorban Beigi, brings a wealth of experience in international affairs, environmental conventions, and public relations. As a United Nations consultant translator specializing in water security, Haideh has been a pivotal force in global environmental initiatives.

Expert PhD Fellow

Els Bekaert

Els Bekaert is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. René Belderbos

René Belderbos is full professor of Strategy at KU Leuven (Belgium) and part-time professor of International Corporate Strategy at Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT (The Netherlands).

Expert Research Specialist

Soumaya Ben Dhaou

Soumaya Ben Dhaou is a Research Specialist at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2016.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Dr. Alexis Berg-Rodríguez

Alexis Berg-Rodríguez is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Regions and Cities Governance Lab (Re-LAB) Cluster

Expert Research Fellow

Hanna Berkel

Hanna Berkel is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER based in Mozambique and working on the Inclusive growth in Mozambique – scaling-up research and capacity programme.

Staff Human Resources Assistant

Eva Berzeky

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Dr. Edward Best

Edward Best is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Re-LAB Cluster