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We are the Wyss Academy

Alejandro Portillo

Research Associate, Hub South America

Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinimann

Head of Regional Stewardship Hubs

Antony Wandera

Project Manager, Hub East Africa

Dr. Arne Weiss

Senior Research Scientist, Political Economy and Sustainable Development

Dr. Benson Okita

Hub Director, Hub East Africa

Carla Koch

Global Policy Outreach Specialist

Chay Sankhammoungkhoun

Programme Officer Solutionscape

Claudia Lucero Sánchez

Communications Officer
Hub South America

Cyrill Hess

Research Scientist, Hub Bern

David Jakinda

Driver, Hub East Africa

Dominik Simecek

Digital Transformation Analyst

Prof. Dr. Edouard Davin

Professor for Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Emine Ertugrul

Engagement Specialist, Policy Outreach

Dr. Fernando Javier Fernández

Senior Research Scientist, Political Economy & Sustainable Development

Frédéric Anklin

Press Attaché & Storyteller

Gaby Wiederkehr-Guerra

Associate Scientist, Hub South America

Dr. Horst Weyerhäuser

Hub Director, Regional Stewardship Hub Southeast Asia

Jürg Staudenmann

Transdisciplinary Research Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Julie Zähringer

Professor for Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Kattia Díaz

PhD Candidate - ESKAS Fellow, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Lorenz Zeller

Implementation Lead – Geospatial Data and Geographic Information System (GIS) Infrastructure, Hub East Africa

Marcel Wälti Rettenmund

Digital Transformation Analyst

Dr. Marie-Estelle Demory

Senior Research Scientist, Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Matteo Grigoletto

PhD Candidate, Political Economy and Sustainable Development

Dr. Merel Jansen

Senior Research Scientist, Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Nadine Stettler

Finances, Internal Services & Reception

Olatz Artola

Finance and Controlling Lead

Philemon Kimosop

Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development Officer, Hub East Africa

Prof. Dr. Quynh Nguyen

Professor for Environmental Governance and Global Development

Renzo De la Peña

Programme Manager, Hub South America

Sandra Feuz

Synthesis Center Administrator, Global Policy Outreach

Sheila Funnell

Head of Innovation and Impact Regional Stewardship Hub East Africa

Svitlana Lavrenciuc

Research Scientist, Land Systems and Sustainable Transformations

Tim Kaeser

Project Developer, Regional Stewardship Hubs

Dr. Van Hai Nguyen

Postdoctoral Researcher, Transformational Research Integrative Biodiversity Conservation Science

Alex Kimiri

Learning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Hub East Africa

Anja Strahm

Research Scientist, Hub Bern

Aquila Soria

Regional Administration and Financial Officer, Hub South America

Aye Chan Maung

PhD Candidate, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Bianca Binggeli

Executive Coordinator

Cecilia Olima

PhD Candidate, Transformational Research Integrative Biodiversity Conservation Science

Chertalay Suvanpanich

Communications Officer, Hub Southeast Asia

Dr. Cornelius Okello

Senior Research Scientist, Integrative Biodiversity Conservation Science

Daniel Bärtschi

Head of Hub Bern

Diana Miranda Quispe

Regional Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Hub South America

Dr. Dominique Schmid

Postdoctoral Researcher, Land Systems
& Sustainability Transformations

Elena Borasino

PhD Candidate, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Dr. Eva Ludi

Head of Regional Stewardship Hubs

Dr. Fiona Stappmanns

Synthesis Lead, Policy Outreach

Gabriela Gonzales

Research Associate, Hub South America

Gustav Pirich

Student Research Associate, Political Economy and Sustainable Development

Dr. Jan Göpel

Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Julia Cunha

Communications and Social Innovation Expert

Prof. Dr. Kai Gehring

Professor for Political Economy and Sustainable Development

Larissa Plozza

Pool Assistant, Management Center

Luisa Bolz

Trainee /Deputy Support Functions

Marco Del Aguila

Driver and Administrative Assistant, Hub South America

Martina Baumann

Internal Services and Reception Lead

Matthias Schmid-Huberty

Chief Operations Officer

Miguel Saravia

Hub Director, Hub South America

Natalia Peralta

Multimedia Designer & Communications Expert

Dr. Pablo Negret Torres

Postdoctoral Researcher, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Dr. Pin Pravalprukskul

Programme Manager, Hub South East Asia

Ramona Michel

Research Associate, Environmental Governance and Global Development

Dr. Richard Kiaka

Regional Research Coordinator, Hub East Africa

Seta Thakur

Head of Communications & Social Innovation

Simangele Sithole

PhD Candidate, Transformational Research Integrative Biodiversity Conservation Science

Tatjana von Steiger

Head of Global Policy Outreach

Dr. Ursula Harman

Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer, Hub South America

Kirupananth Thurainayagam

Digital Happiness and ICT Lead and interim

Amelia Libeau

Pool-Assistant, Political Economy and Sustainable Development

Antony Ng'ang'a

Finance and Operations, Regional Stewardship Hub East Africa

Prof. Dr. Armando Valdés-Velásquez

Senior Advisor, Hub South America

Barbara Willi

People and Culture Lead

Dr. Brian Ayugi

Research Scientist, Hub East Africa

Chantal Hari

PhD Candidate, Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Clara Diebold

PhD Candidate, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Cynthia Gómez

Policy Outreach and Engagement Officer, Hub South America

Daria Vuistiner

Multimedia Designer & Communications Expert

Dr. Dickens Odeny

Research Scientist, Hub East Africa

Dylan Philippe

PhD Candidate, Political Economy and Sustainable Development

Dr. Eda Elif Tibet

Postdoctoral Researcher, Bridging Values, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Felicitas Bachmann

Research Scientist, Hub Bern

Flurina Werthmüller

Scientific Collaborator, Hub Bern

Gabriela Müller

People & Culture/Organization Development

Henrique Sposito

Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Governance and Global Development

Joy Camille Messerli

Pool Assistant, Management Center

Julia Dietrich

Hub Bern Administrator

Kae Pipattanakosai

Regional Administration and Finances Officer, Hub South East Asia

Liselot Lange

Senior Operations Coordinator, Hub South America

Madlaina Michelotti

PhD Candidate, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Prof. Dr. Margaret Owuor

Professor for Integrative Biodiversity Conservation Science

Martina Burger

Research Associate, Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations

Meredith Castro

Research Associate, Hub South America

Myke Koopmans

Research Associate, Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Noa Kurz

Policy and Research Associate

Prof. Dr. Peter Messerli

Director, Professor for Sustainable Development

Dr. Qing Sun

Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Remo Agovic

Student Research Assistant, Political Economy and Sustainable Development

Ronny Condor

Research Associate, Hub South America

Sevval Simsir

Learning, Monitoring & Evaluation Associate

Dr. Stefano Jud

Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Governance and Global Development

Thomas Rigny

Pool Assistant, Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

Ursula Kormann

Internal Services & Reception

Zamzam Wambui

Office Assistant, Hub East Africa

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