IIASA is proud to announce that Director General Albert van Jaarsveld will serve on the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) President’s Advisory Council.
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CIFAR has been a leader in the global research community for over four decades. Every year, the institute welcomes over 3,000 international policymakers, scholars, and citizens to its workshops, symposia, and public events. Its community of researchers is regularly recognized with major research awards including the Breakthrough Prize, the Turing Award, the Körber European Science Prize, and the Nobel Prize.
As a member of the CIFAR President’s Advisory Council, Van Jaarsveld joins eminent scholars from a wide range of disciplines responsible for helping the President & Chief Executive Officer shape and influence CIFAR's research portfolio.
Van Jaarsveld has extensive science leadership experience and served as co-chair of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment follow-up: Sub-global assessment, Chair of the G8 science ministers' group of senior officials on global research infrastructure; on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services external review panel, the Global Forum of Funders and International Science Council Technical Advisory Group for Mission oriented science and as member of the Future Earth external review Panel. He was recently awarded an ISC Foundation Fellows in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the role of science as a global public good.
CIFAR is a leader in the global research community, bringing together the world's best scholars and scientists to address high-risk, important, and complex questions. I am excited to be invited to be part of the President’s Advisory Council and look forward to contributing and engaging with the community.