Our Mission is to create and curate relevant content on the SDGs, share innovative pedagogies and training models, and nurture a global community of learners to prepare this generation and the next to achieve sustainable development.
Our Vision is a world in which the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are achieved through the efforts of multiple generations of educators, policymakers, practitioners, and citizens. By providing avenues of learning, collaboration, and partnerships, the SDG Academy will mobilize a truly global movement aimed at advancing sustainable development everywhere.
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Our Team
We are a team of experts in international development, policy, pedagogy and content production, passionate about leading global education for sustainable development.
Jeffrey Sachs
Patrick Paul Walsh
Amber Webb
Lucia Rodriguez
Dawn Adrian
Kayla Colyard
Jessica Crist
Sherlina Kaur
Shannon Kobran
Helen Perham
High Level Advisory Council
Mohammed Al Rizeiqi
Sultan Qaboos University
Brad Beecher
Salesforce
Niamh Brennan
Trinity College Dublin
Carolynn Chalmers
ESG Exchange
Jit Ern Chen
Sunway University
Tsung Ping Chung
UNIDO
Ramu Damodaran
University for Peace
May East
UNITAR
Michael Fors
The Boeing Company
Thanos Giannakopoulos
UN Library
Dan Groody
University of Notre Dame
Narimane Hadj Hamou
CLICKS UAE
Charles Hopkins
York University
William Hynes
World Bank
Yuma Inzolia
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Radhika Iyengar
Columbia University
Trine Jensen
International Association of Universities
Abel Kinyondo
University of Dar es Salaam
Katrin Kohl
York University
Elizabeth Lee
Sunway Education Group
Enda Murphy
University College Dublin
Emmanuel Ola-Olowoyo
AIIDEV Africa
Oláńrewájú Oláníyan
University of Ibadan
Zheng Qian
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Michael Richey
University of Bath
Niki Rodousakis
UNIDO
Joanna Rubinstein
Sweden for UNHCR
Lisa Sachs
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
John Schwartz
edX
David Smith
University of the West Indies
Kristen Stebbins
JPMorgan Chase
Rocky Tuan
Chinese University Hong Kong
Zeynep Varoglu
UNESCO
Stephen Wyber
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Raquel Xalabarder
European Patent Office
Stefano Zamagni
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
The SDG Academy is made possible through the generous support of the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.
Support from other donors is gratefully acknowledged.
Our Partners
