Gretchen KalonjiGretchen Kalonji currently serves as the Dean of the Sichuan University - Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, and as Strategic Advisor to the Institutional Development of Sichuan University. She servd almost four years as the Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences at UNESCO, where she was responsible for strengthening the efforts of the organization in all aspects of the science and engineering enterprise, and for working together with the rest of UNESCO's senior leadership team in the design and implementation of interdisciplinary programs focusing on poverty eradication and sustainable development. Prior to joining UNESCO, she served in various leadership roles at the University of California, including as Director of International Strategy Development at the UC Office of the President and as Director of Systemwide Research Development. She holds or has held visiting faculty appointments at the Max Planck Institute (Stuttgart), the University of Paris, Tohoku University, Sichuan University, Tsinghua University, Peking University Graduate School in Shenzhen, and Hokkaido University. Read More Read Less