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Emil Zaharia-Kézdi

Head of Development

Emil is the Head of Development at the Millennium Institute, where he spearheads the advancement of the organization's modeling framework. Leveraging extensive experience in data analysis, data engineering, and model development, he ensures that our policy analysts are equipped with the right tools and data to support governments and organizations in designing effective sustainability strategies. He also collaborates
directly with our global partners network.

Emil’s expertise spans aligning input data from a multitude of international sources—including the IMF, World Bank, WHO, FAOSTAT, UNSD, and more—covering topics such as demographics, economics, energy, trade, finance, and material flows.

Emil has designed and built comprehensive data pipelines from scratch and developed complex analytical frameworks, enabling sophisticated analysis and modeling across these domains.

Emil holds an M.Phil. in System Dynamics from the University of Bergen, an M.Sc. in Business Administration from Radboud University, an M.Sc. in Public Management from the University of Palermo, and a B.A. in International Relations and European Studies from Babeș-Bolyai University.

Hans Herren
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