Executive team

Albert van Jaarsveld © IIASA
Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General

Albert van Jaarsveld

Director General

As Director General, van Jaarsveld is responsible for the formulation, management, and administration of all research programs and other activities at IIASA. Prior to joining IIASA, van Jaarsveld was the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and President and CEO of the South African National Research Foundation (NRF).

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Wolfgang Lutz © IIASA

Wolfgang Lutz

Interim Deputy Director General for Science

Wolfgang Lutz brings a wealth of experience to the Deputy Director General for Science position as of 1 August 2022, in which he will provide interdisciplinary scientific leadership to the institute and ensure that IIASA continues to deliver the science-based evidence and tools decision makers need to develop informed and resilient policies.

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Christiane Pohn-Hufnagl © IIASA
Christiane Pohn-Hufnagl, Chief Operations Officer

Christiane Pohn-Hufnagl

Chief Operations Officer

Christiane Pohn-Hufnagl joined the executive team of IIASA as Chief Operations Officer (COO) on 1 July 2020. As Chief Operations Officer, Christiane Pohn-Hufnagl provides administrative leadership at the institute and ensures that IIASA researchers are supported by an operational environment that facilitates the delivery of excellent research and science.

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Research Program Directors

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    Elena Rovenskaya

    Program Director and Principal Research Scholar (ASA)
    Yoshihide Wada profile picture

    Yoshihide Wada

    Program Director and Principal Research Scholar (BNR)
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    Michael Kuhn

    Program Director and Principal Research Scholar (EF)
    Keywan Riahi profile picture

    Keywan Riahi

    Program Director and Principal Research Scholar (ECE); Principal Research Scholar (IACC, PM, S3, TISS)
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    Anne Goujon

    Program Director and Principal Research Scholar (POPJUS); Acting Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar (MIG)
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    Steffen Fritz

    Program Director and Principal Research Scholar (SI); Principal Research Scholar (NODES)

    Heads of Departments

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      Gansen Pillay

      Interim Head of Communications and External Relations (CER)
      Thomas Stemerdink profile picture

      Thomas Stemerdink

      Head of Facilities Management (FM)
      Colin Adair profile picture

      Colin Adair

      Head of Finance and Grants (FG)
      Lion Huijers profile picture

      Lion Huijers

      Head of Human Resources (HR)
      Tamás Gálosi profile picture

      Tamás Gálosi

      Acting Head of ICT (ICT)

      Heads of Units

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        Fabian Wagner

        Senior Research Scholar (PM, TISS); CDAT Dean and Senior Research Scholar (YSSP, PDOC)
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        Michaela Rossini

        Manager Library and Knowledge Resources (LKR)