Head - Environmental Law Programme
Alejandro IZA
Bonn, GermanyHead - Water Programme
Ger BERGKAMP
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Marine Programme
Carl Gustaf LUNDIN
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Forest Conservation Programme
Stewart MAGINNIS
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Business and Biodiversity Programme
Mohammad RAFIQ
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Programme on Protected Areas
David SHEPPARD
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Species Programme
Jane SMART *
Gland, SwitzerlandHead, Economics and the Environment Programme
Lucy EMERTON
Nairobi, KenyaChief Scientist
Jeff MCNEELY
Gland, SwitzerlandSenior Adviser, Gender
Lorena AGUILAR REVELO
San José, Costa RicaSenior Adviser, Economics and the Environment
Joshua BISHOP
Gland, SwitzerlandSenior Adviser, Social Policy
Gonzalo OVIEDO
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Global Human Resources
Diego RUIZ *
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Information Management Group
Khalid MALETAN
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Administrative Services
Merja MURDOCH
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Conservation Finance
Hans FRIEDERICH
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Global Communications
Mario LAGUË
Gland, SwitzerlandHead - Learning and Leadership Unit
Gillian MARTIN MEHERS
Gland, SwitzerlandInternal Auditor
James MUCHIRA
Gland, SwitzerlandLegal Counsel
Giuseppe ZACCAGNINI
Gland, Switzerland
Senior management
Senior Management
Director General
Julia Marton-Lefèvre *
Gland, Switzerland
Deputy Director General
William (Bill) Jackson *
Gland, Switzerland
Director – Global Operations
Alison Rowles-Anobile *
Gland, Switzerland
Regional Directors
Regional Director - Asia
Aban Marker Kabraji *
Bangkok, Thailand
Regional Director - Meso America
Grethel Aguilar
San José - Costa Rica
Regional Director - Europe
Tamás Marghescu *
Brussels, Belgium
Regional Director - West Asia and Middle East
Odeh Al-Jayyousi
Amman, Jordan
Regional Director - Oceania
Taholo Kami
Suva, Fiji
Acting Regional Director - South America
Robert Hofstede
Quito, Ecuador
Acting Regional Director - Eastern and Southern Africa
Susan Mainka
Gland, Switzerland
Acting Regional Director - Western and Central Africa
Jean-Yves Pirot
Gland, Switzerland
Director - IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Margarita Astralaga
Malaga, Spain
Executive Director – USA Multilateral Office
Scott Hajost
Washington, USA
Heads of Units
* Member of the Global Management Team




