Mr. Hideyuki Mori is a graduate of the School of Engineering, Kyoto University. He joined IGES in 2003 and served as the Executive Director from 2010 to 2020. Prior to joining IGES, he served as Environment Specialist at the Asian Development Bank, Senior Environmental Coordinator of the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, Director of the Office of Research and Information at the Global Environment Issues Division of the Environment Agency of Japan (current Ministry of the Environment), and as Portfolio Manager of the Division of GEF at the United Nations Environment Programme. He was a professor at Keio University from 2008-2010. He has served as the Special Policy Advisor of IGES since November 2020.