Management | IIASA

Executive team

Albert van Jaarsveld — 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).

Wolfgang Lutz

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.

Christiane Pohn-Hufnagl — 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.

Research Program Directors

Elena Rovenskaya

Program Director and Principal Research Scholar

Advancing Systems Analysis Program

Yoshihide Wada

Program Director and Principal Research Scholar

Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program

Michael Kuhn

Program Director and Principal Research Scholar

Economic Frontiers Program

Keywan Riahi

Program Director and Principal Research Scholar

Energy, Climate, and Environment Program

Principal Research Scholar

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group

Energy, Climate, and Environment Program

Principal Research Scholar

Pollution Management Research Group

Energy, Climate, and Environment Program

Principal Research Scholar

Sustainable Service Systems Research Group

Energy, Climate, and Environment Program

Anne Goujon

Program Director and Principal Research Scholar

Population and Just Societies Program

Acting Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar

Migration and Sustainable Development Research Group

Population and Just Societies Program

Acting Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar

Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing Research Group

Population and Just Societies Program

Steffen Fritz

Program Director and Principal Research Scholar

Strategic Initiatives Program

Principal Research Scholar

Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability Research Group

Advancing Systems Analysis Program

Heads of Departments

Gansen Pillay

Interim Head of Communications and External Relations

Communications and External Relations Department

Thomas Stemerdink

Head of Facilities Management

Facilities Management Department

Colin Adair

Head of Finance and Grants

Finance and Grants Department

Lion Huijers

Head of Human Resources

Human Resources Department

Tamás Gálosi

Acting Head of ICT

Information and Communication Technologies Department

Heads of Units

Fabian Wagner

Senior Research Scholar

Pollution Management Research Group

Energy, Climate, and Environment Program

Senior Research Scholar

Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions Research Group

Energy, Climate, and Environment Program

CDAT Dean and Senior Research Scholar

Capacity Development and Academic Training Unit

CDAT Dean and Senior Research Scholar

Capacity Development and Academic Training Unit