- Mr. Alf Jerve, a national of Norway, joined the Panel in November 2008 and served until October 2013. He was a Chair from February 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013. A Social Anthropologist by training, Alf Jerve brought to the Panel close to three decades of work in the field of development. Prior to joining the Panel, he had engaged in a wide range of development activities, including extensive…
- Eimi Watanabe was appointed to the Inspection Panel in November 2009 and served until October 31, 2014. Sheassumed the responsibility of a Chair on May 1, 2013 and remained in this capacity till the end of her term. A Japanese national, Eimi Watanabe has over 30 years of experience in development. A Sociologist by training, she has been involved in a wide range of substantive areas, both…
- Mr. Lenton, and Argentinian national, was appointed to the Inspection Panel in September 2007, and served as Chair from 2009 to 2012. He is currently a founding executive director of the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska. A specialist in water resources and sustainable development, Robert Lenton has more than 40 years of international experience…
- Mr. Kiene, an Austrian national, was appointed to the Panel in 2004, and served as Chair from 2007 to 2009. Most recently, he had served as the Panel Chairperson of Compliance Review at the Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism of the Inter-American Development Bank. Mr. Kiene has held leadership positions with the Ford Foundation, German Development Assistance and the…
- Mr. Onchan, a national of Thailand, served as a Panel Member from 2003 to 2008. Mr. Onchan taught at the Faculty of Economics of Kasetsart University in Thailand for 26 years, including a term as Dean. He served as Vice President of Huachiew Chalermprakiat University, and later on, joined the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) as Vice President, and became TEI’s President in 1998. He…
- Ms. Brown Weiss, a US national, was appointed to the Inspection Panel in 2002, and served as Chair from 2003 to 2007. Ms. Brown Weiss has been a board member, trustee, and legal advisor for a number of environmental commissions and councils, and she sat on the Board of some. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the IUCN Commission on…
- Ms. Maartje van Putten, a Dutch national, was appointed to the Inspection Panel in 1999 and served to 2004. Previously, Ms. van Putten was a member of the European Parliament. She has extensive exposure to developing countries, and is active with non-governmental organizations and extremely committed to the cause of development. She has been a highly active member of the Committee on…
- Mr. Ayensu, a Ghanaian national, was appointed to the Inspection Panel in 1998, and served as Chair from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Ayensu has held a number of high-level positions in various international scientific organizations, including Director and Senior Scientist at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. He is President of the Pan-African Union for Science and Technology; Chairman of…