Report from IAI Executive Director Search Committee

This report details the search and selection process conducted by a 12-member committee to appoint a new Executive Director for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), culminating in the recommendation of Dr. Marcos Regis da Silva.

• The search process for the IAI Executive Director was managed by a 12-member committee including representatives from member countries, the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), the Science Advisory Committee (SAC), and IAI Directorate Staff. The position was advertised on August 15, 2016, and was open to all qualified candidates except citizens of Uruguay.
• The committee received 25 applications by the October 7, 2016 deadline. From these, a short list of 10 candidates was selected for teleconference interviews in early November, which was further narrowed to 3 candidates for in-person interviews in Montevideo during the week of January 23, 2017.
• The search committee recommends Dr. Marcos Regis da Silva for the position of Executive Director. The committee identified a need for a leader with diplomatic and policy experience to make IAI science accessible to regional decision-makers, noting that Dr. Regis da Silva possesses the necessary background to address this challenge.
• Dr. Marcos Regis da Silva's qualifications include over 25 years of experience in academia, the United Nations system, and international organization secretariats. His expertise focuses on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and global environmental change issues related to trade within the Americas, and he advocated for open science and data sharing.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Report from IAI Executive Director Search Committee. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-special-cop-2017-ED-Search-Committee-report-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report from IAI Executive Director Search Committee. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-special-cop-2017-ED-Search-Committee-report-e.pdf.

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BibTeX

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