Management Team
The Management Team meets monthly to provide information and guidance to the Director General on essential management issues, including upcoming strategic decisions.
The team comprises the Director General, the Deputy Director General, the Chief Operating Officer, Directors, the Senior Fellow–Advisor Research Quality Assurance, the Global Communications Lead and the Head of Human Resources.
Deputy Director General – Research for Development
Africa Director for Research Impact
Senior Fellow-Advisor – Research Quality Assurance
Asia Director for Research Impact
Strategic Program Director – Water, Food and Ecosystems
Strategic Program Director – Water, Growth and Inclusion
Global Communications Lead
Acting Director – Water Data Science / Country Manager – Sri Lanka
Strategic Program Director – Water Climate Change and Resilience
Director – Business Strategy and Delivery
Extended Leadership Team
The Extended Leadership Team meets bi-annually to enhance strategic planning and governance within IWMI. These meetings focus on people and culture, change management, risk management, and performance monitoring to achieve organizational goals and ensure effective, inclusive leadership.
In addition to the Management Team, the Extended Leadership Team includes Country Representatives and Country Managers, Research Group Leaders, Senior Managers, and other department heads.
Research Group Leader – Integrated Circular Economy Transformations (ICET)
Country Representative – Egypt & Regional Representative – MENA
Research Group Leader – Economics and Impact Assessment (EcIA)
Country Representative – Lao
Research Group Leader – Water Futures Data & Analytics (WFDA)
Research Group Leader – Water, Food, Energy Nexus (WFEN)
Country Representative, Uzbekistan & Regional Representative, Central Asia
Senior Manager – Resource Mobilization and Partnerships
Research Group Leader – Integrated Management of Basins and Aquifers
Senior Researcher and Coordinator-Water Quality
Research Group Leader – Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Ecosystems
Research Group Leader – Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)
Head of Information and Communications Technologies
Research Group Leader – Climate Policies, Finance and Processes (CPFP)
Research Group Leader – Fragility, Conflict, Livelihoods and Water
Research Group Leader – Water Governance and Political Economy
Head – Facilities and Administration
Research Group Leader – Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Pathways
Country Representative – India and Bangladesh / Senior Fellow
Principle Researcher & Research Group Leader – Water Data Science for Action (WDSA)
Head of Program Management
