Bio
Dr Heide Hackmann is the Director of Future Africa and Strategic Advisor on Transdisciplinarity and Global Knowledge Networks at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She has extensive international experience in science and technology policy, global science strategy, and systems development, spanning over 20 years. Dr Hackmann holds an MPhil in Contemporary Social Theory from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from the University of Twente. Prior to her current position, she served as the CEO of the International Science Council in Paris from 2018 to 2022, and as the Executive Director of its predecessor organisations, the International Council for Science (2015-2018) and the International Social Science Council (2007-2015).
Dr. Hackmann has advised the United Nations and serves on the advisory boards of several international scientific organisations and initiatives. She has led the production of significant research-based reports, including the World Social Science Reports in collaboration with UNESCO (2010, 2013) and the OECD (2013). She is a Fellow of the International Science Council and a member of the Council's Global Sustainability Commission.