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L-R: Clemens Kool (Interim Director, UNU-MERIT), Tshilidzi Marwala, Philip Vergauwen, Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Rohinton Medhora.
UNU-MERIT’s board oversees the institute’s governance and works with the Director, his office and staff to set our mission and strategy and monitor its successful delivery.
Chair:
Philip Vergauwen
Dean, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Tshilidzi Marwala
Rector, United Nations University
Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Professor of Economics, University of Johannesburg
Rohinton Medhora
President, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Behnam Taebi
Professor of Energy & Climate Ethics and Scientific Director of the Safety & Security Institute, Delft University of Technology