CW Day 5 /Session 2 - Beyond the UN Blue: Navigating Your Career Transition to Other IGOs (OSCE, AIIB)

Mariam Kakkar is the Director of Human Resources at the OSCE and brings more than 24 years of international experience across the United Nations system, where she has held positions with UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR and UNDP. Her career reflects a sustained commitment to strengthening organizational effectiveness, advancing people-centred leadership, and enabling institutions to navigate increasing complexity with clarity and purpose. With a PhD in Educational Technology and a minor in Human Performance Improvement, she has led major initiatives in HR digital transformation, leadership and talent development, organizational design, cultural change and systemic HR reform. She has worked in the United States, Denmark and Hungary, with short field assignments in Madagascar, Senegal and Jordan, giving her both headquarters depth and operational breadth.

Theresa Beltramo is the Head of Research and Development Impact at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), where she leads the Bank's research agenda on infrastructure finance and development economics. She brings over 15 years of experience spanning multilateral institutions, academia, and the private sector, with deep expertise in impact evaluation, econometric modeling, and the application of geospatial and AI-driven tools to measure development outcomes. Prior to AIIB, Theresa held senior roles at UNHCR and the World Bank, where she led flagship impact evaluations and built evidence systems that shaped policy across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the MENA region. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Ca' Foscari University of Venice and is the lead author of numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading development economics journals.