Research Advisory Board
University Professor; Director, Center for Sustainable Development
Columbia University · USA
Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, the university's highest academic rank. He is also President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and has served as Special Advisor to multiple UN Secretaries-General. A development economist with expertise in sustainable development, global health, and poverty reduction, he previously spent over two decades at Harvard University. He has been twice named among Time magazine's 100 most influential world leaders.