Governance

Mr. Adebiyi (Ade) Odegbile is a Programme Management Officer at UN-PAGE. Prior to joining the Secretariat, Ade coordinated UNEP’s delivery of PAGE workstreams in multiple PAGE countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, as well as managing other inclusive green economy-related projects. In the past, he worked for UNOPS, UNDP and UNIDO in East Africa, and has also worked in the private sector and for NGOs on diverse development challenges.

Aline is responsible for DG INTPA's green economy & environment mainstreaming programmes, and manages EU support to relevant initiatives, including the GEC. Aline previously worked on regional cooperation with the EU Delegations to the Southern Neighbourhood, and collaborated with several international collaborative economy businesses. She holds Masters degrees in political science.

Holger is responsible for the implementation of the MAVA strategy for Switzerland, the Sustainable Economy Programme, and jointly manages MAVA’s overall project portfolio, including global projects. Holger previously worked for WWF in the Mediterranean and in Mongolia, and holds a Master’s degree in biology from Bayreuth University in Germany.

Now serving as the IUCN's Chief Economist, Juha previously worked at Resources for the Future (RFF), a non-partisan research organization based in Washington DC, most recently as Associate Research Director and Thomas J. Klutznick Senior Fellow. Juha has a broad publishing record with more than 60 publications covering general economics, general interest science, environmental and resource economics, econometrics, and ecology, focusing on exploring different aspects of conservation and ecosystem services.

Mike began his career as a lawyer, before moving into senior policy roles in the Canadian government working at the intersection of the environment, economy and innovation. Mike has a firm belief that 'green' and 'growth' can go hand in hand and a passion for making that happen.

Dr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye is Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme, at the International Labour Organization. Kamal's career spans senior roles at UN Environment, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies in Japan, and is currently a visiting lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.

Peter is now based in Freiburg, Germany. He previously served at the ILO working in some 35 countries, including as country director for Brazil (2015-2017), director of the Enterprises Department (2009-2015) and coordinator of the ILO Global Green Jobs Program (2005-2015). Prior to joining the ILO in 1986, he served as a volunteer in Ethiopia.

Steve works with IIED and GEC on sustainable development, focusing on institutions, dialogue and diagnosis for inclusive green economies. He is known for poverty and environment work including ESPA, the WAVES project and the UN PEI. Previously, Steve was Chief Environment Adviser at DFID, and a fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation.

Dr Tom Mitchell is the Executive Director of our parent organisation, IIED. Previously he was Chief Strategy Officer for Climate-KIC, shaping an agenda on transformative innovation. Prior to that he led the climate and environment programme at the Overseas Development Institute, supported UN policy on disaster risk reduction, and served as a coordinating lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Extreme Weather.

Zeenat Niazi, vice-president of Development Alternatives Group, has over 26 years’ experience in the social and environment development sector. In the last decade, her work has extended to design and coordination of low carbon development strategies for the central Indian region of Bundelkhand and coordination of climate change adaptation, action and communication, knowledge management and knowledge dissemination for promoting national and global sustainable development strategies.