UNU Experts

Expert Adjunct Assistant Professor

Vítor Fonte

Vítor Fonte is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV). He is also a full-time Assistant Professor at the University of Minho, and a senior researcher at INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (INESC TEC/HASLab).

Expert Research Consultant

Catarina Fontes

As of September 2025, Catarina Fontes is a Research Consultant at the UNU-EGOV.

Expert Consultant

Nico Fricke

Expert Research Intern

Maxime Gallant

Maxime Gallant is a research intern at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Franziska Gassmann

Franziska Gassmann is Professor of Social Protection and Development at Maastricht University.

Expert Head of Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme

Erica Gaston

Dr. Erica Gaston is the Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.

Expert Senior Research Advisor

Franz Gatzweiler

With a background in agricultural and resource economics, Franz Gatzweiler is a Senior Research Advisor at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Gaspare Genna

Gaspare M. Genna is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Isabella Georgiou

Isabella Georgiou is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Expert Research Intern

Giuseppe Germinario

Giuseppe Davide Germinario is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS

Expert Academic Officer – Head of Climate Risk Analytics

Dr. Maxime Gersch-Souvignet

Dr. Maxime Souvignet is the Climate Risk Analytics Team Lead and a senior scientist at UNU-EHS. His expertise ranges from climate risk modelling, climate risk insurance, disaster risk management and climate adaptation.

Expert Research Associate

Imen Ghedhioui

Imen Ghedhioui is a Research Associate at UNU-EGOV.

Expert Visiting Research Fellow

Laure Gillot-Assayag

Laure Gillot-Assayag is a virtual visiting research fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Amandine Gnanguênon

Amandine Gnanguênon is Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Digital Government Expert

Nata Goderdzishvili

Nata Goderdzishvili is the legal expert of the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV). With around 20 years of leadership experience across multiple sectors, she has consistently supported institutional reform, service modernisation, digital transformation initiatives and cross-border legal alignment.

Expert PhD Programme Director/ Researcher

Dr. Micheline Goedhuys

Dr. Micheline Goedhuys is senior research fellow and director of the PhD programme at the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Micheline is an expert on empowerment, entrepreneurship, innovation, SME development and growth in the MENA region and Sub-Sahara Africa.

Expert Senior Adjunct Researcher

Dr. Kamol Gomes

Dr. Kamol Gomes is a Senior Adjunct Researcher at UNU-FLORES and an Assistant Professor at Notre Dame University Bangladesh, specializing in business and sustainability. He leads research on the Resource Nexus (e.g., water, energy, ecosystem health, agrifood), mentors students, and participates in international sustainability initiatives.

Expert Professorial Fellow