IRIS Associates

Dr Marta Foresti

Senior IRIS Associate

Director ODI Europe and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Global Affairs, LSE

Marta is an established leader with extensive experience in global and national policy making and delivery. As well as being Director of ODI Europe Marta also leads its Human Mobility Initiative, managing the institute engagement on migration at a global, regional and local level. She is acted as Senior Policy Advisor for the consultation of the Global Compact For Migration, was a member of the Advisory Board of Refugeesdeeply.com, of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Migration Policy and Practice as well as of the Board of PorCausa.org.

Other Associates include:

  • Dr Lin Fu- Research Fellow, University of Birmingham.
  • Dr Marie Godin- British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow.
  • Hasan Salim Patel- communications advisor for United Global health.
  • Professor Jacques Poot- Emeritus Professor of Population Economics, National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
  • Dr Charlene Rose-CENTRE-UB Research Fellow in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society and Geographical Association, University of Birmingham.
  • Sarah Taal- Director and Advocate Baobab Women's Project