 Werner Kiene, Chairperson
Mr. Kiene, an Austrian national, was appointed to the Panel in November 2004. He holds a Masters of Science degree and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. He has held leadership positions with the Ford Foundation and German Development Assistance. In 1994, Mr. Kiene became the founding Director of the Office of Evaluation of the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP). He was the UNWFP Country Director for Bangladesh from 1998 through 2000 and also served as UN Resident Coordinator during this period. From 2000 to 2004, he was a Representative of the UNWFP in Washington, D.C. Mr. Kiene’s focus has been on the design, implementation, and assessment of sustainable development initiatives. His professional writings have dealt with issues of rural poverty and social services delivery; food security, agricultural, and regional development; emergency support and humanitarian assistance; and international trade and international relations. Mr. Kiene is involved in professional organizations such as the American Evaluation Association, the Society for International Development, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Agriculture Economics Association.
 Tongroj Onchan, Panel Member
Mr. Onchan, a Thailand national, was appointed to the Panel in September 2003. He is a well-known agricultural and resource economist with a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois. Professor Onchan taught in the Faculty of Economics at Kasetsart University in Thailand for 26 years, including a term as Dean. He later served as Vice President of Huachiew Chalermprakiat University; then joined the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) as Vice President. In 1998, Mr. Onchan was appointed President of TEI. He helped establish and was appointed President of the Mekong Environment and Resource Institute (MERI) in 2000. He has served as advisor to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, as member of the National Environmental Board, Chairmanof the National EIA Committee, and member of the National Audit Committee. Mr. Onchan is on many editorial boards, among them the Asian Journal of Agricultural Economics and the International Review for Environmental Strategies. He has consulted for a number of international organizations, including the Asian Productivity Organization, ESCAP, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Labor Organization, USAID and the Ford Foundation. He has been Project Director of over thirty research projects and author or co-author of numerous technical and research papers on rural development, natural resources and environmental management. Currently, he serves in several capacities: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the MERI, Chairman of the Committee on the Preparation of State of the Environment Report for Thailand, member of National Research Council for economics, and a Director of the International Global Environment Strategy (IGES) based in Japan. Mr. Onchan was recently appointed as eminent person to serve as a member of the Asia and Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED).  Roberto Lenton, Panel Member
Mr. Lenton, a national of Argentina, was appointed to the Panel in September 1, 2007. He is currently Chair of the Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Chair of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). He is also a member of the Board of Directors for WaterAid America and Senior Advisor at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University. For three years, he coordinated the Task Force on Water and Sanitation for the UN Millennium Project. Mr. Lenton has worked in development for over thirty years and has considerable experience in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Earlier in his career, he was Director for Sustainable Energy and Environment at the United Nations Development Programme, Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and Program Officer in the Rural Poverty and Resource Program of the Ford Foundation. Mr. Lenton earned a Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a PhD in Hydrology and Water Resource Systems from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
