Field of research: Sustainable Development
Zachary Vlessing
Zachary is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, studying Finance at The Wharton School and International Environmental Policy in the College. He is interested in Sustainable Development and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, and he has contributed to several research projects in this field.
Zachary is a Millenium Fellow, a fellowship from the United Nations given to university students promoting the Sustainable Development Goals, and a Wharton Research Scholar. After graduation, he will be working at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the Climate & Sustainability practice.
(Last updated March 2023)
Yauheniya Shershunovich
Yauheniya Shershunovich is an Associate Academic Officer at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). She holds a PhD in Applied and Development Economics from the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn.
Her research focuses on environmental economics, the green and circular economy, and pro-environmental behavior.
(Last updated May 2026)
Norberto Pignatti
Norberto Pignatti is an Energy & Environment and Labor Economist. Norberto holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bologna (2007). Since 2016, he has been the Head of the Energy and Environmental Policy Research Center at ISET Policy Institute. He is also Associate Professor of Policy at the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (ISET), which he joined in 2009. His research interests include labor market policies, energy and environmental policies, and sustainable development.
(Last updated November 2o21)