Dr. Ivan Vera is a senior international expert consultant on energy, water and sustainable development. He was the Secretary of UN-Energy and the Chief of the Water, Energy and Capacity Development Branch of the Division for Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York until 2017. Dr. Vera has over 30 years of professional experience. At the UN, Dr. Vera managed projects and studies related to energy, water, technology transfer, climate change, green economy and sustainable development. Before coming to New York, he worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, the US Department of Energy in Washington DC and the Central Thermoelectric Plant of Venezuela. Dr. Vera holds PhD and MS degrees in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania; an MBA degree in the Management of Science, Technology and Innovation from the George Washington University; and a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and FrenchAWARDS• UN IAEA Merit Award presented in 2007 for outstanding performance on energy projects for sustainable development.• Sharing of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize as an active member of the International Atomic Energy Agency.• NASA Award, presented in 1983 for outstanding and dedicated work as the Instructor of the NASA funded “El Ingeniero” program.• Several scholarships awarded by different organizations for the pursuit of higher education through doctoral program.