Dr Andrea Hinwood serves as the Chief Scientist of the United Nations Environment Programme. She is an environmental scientist with expertise in environmental exposures and impacts on human health. Dr. Hinwood (B.Sc., M.AppSc., PhD) earned a PhD in environmental epidemiology from the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to this role, Andrea worked on a range of local, regional and international environmental issues, having served as a member of the TEAP and co-chair of the Technical Options Committee for Aerosols Sterilants and miscellaneous uses supporting the Montreal Protocol. She served as the first Chief Environmental Scientist at the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in Victoria, Australia and was previously an Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University and held appointments as a member and Deputy Chair of the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia. Dr Hinwood was a sessional member of the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia and her career has included the provision of strategic advice to the governments on a wide variety of environmental matters.
Staff Position Level: D1
Region: Western European & Others
