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Yana Gevorgyan
Secretariat DirectorAny outcome worth achieving takes commitment and perseverance. I’m at GEO with my GEO family, for the long haul – to see communities benefit from the enormous public and private investments made into science and technology.
Yana Gevorgyan is GEO Secretariat Director. Ms Gevorgyan is a senior executive with a global perspective, change-agent, and systems thinker. She is a recognized champion of multistakeholder partnerships and transformative solutions that can empower all elements of our society to make better choices and decisions. Ms Gevorgyan has 25 years of experience in humanitarian aid and development as well as the public service. Her vision for a reimagined GEO is to foster intergenerational action and innovation to create greater public good.
Erika Alex
Chief of Staff
Nicoleta Panta
Chief of Partnerships and Communication
Madeeha Bajwa
Chief Work Programme Coordinator
Sara Venturini
Climate Coordinator
Ernest Acheampong
Capacity Development Coordinator
Martyn Clark
Urban Resilience Coordinator
Rui Kotani
Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator (secondment from Japan)
Sven Gilliams
GEOGLAM Coordinator
Wenbo Chu
Work Programme Officer
Paola De Salvo
Information Technology Officer
Esther Makabe
Project Coordinator GEOGLAM
Hendrik Baeyens
Project Officer / IT Manager
Samuel Amos
Data analyst
Chloé Tiberghien
Secretary
