As the ISC Senior Representative to the UN System, Morgan works with New York-based intergovernmental organizations and countries’ UN Missions to advance the ISC’s work at the global science-policy interface, helping to enhance evidence-informed decision-making on critical global issues.
Morgan leads and/or coordinates the implementation of ISC activities in New York as part of the ISC Global Science Policy Unit. In addition to representing the ISC at UN meetings and strengthening relationships with New York-based organizations and Member States, Morgan facilitates responses to ad hoc requests for scientific input and advice by UN actors; serves as the ISC’s focal point for the Group of Friends on Science for Action, for which the ISC serves as secretariat jointly with UNESCO; and leads the ISC’s work around UN High-level Week. As the ISC’s eyes-and-ears on the ground in New York, she also provides strategic advice in relation to the UN system and helps keep the ISC community informed of multilateral science-policy needs.
Morgan additionally represents the ISC as a leading organization in the International Polar Year (IPY) process.
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Prior to joining the ISC, Morgan worked with a variety of governments, multilateral organizations, and NGOs to support evidence-informed policy-making, with expertise around climate change, polar research, institutional change, and gender equity. She holds a PhD in Geography / Polar Studies from the University of Cambridge and a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and she has been a visiting scholar at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Tasmania.
The page was updated in March 2025.
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