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Fellows demonstrate how economic systems either reinforce or dismantle global inequities — and design structures that produce fairness at scale. Fellows may be appointed as Special Envoys for Global Economic Governance within the Reform UN Project.

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Reform UN Project

Chief Economist Fellows

Bringing together exceptional economists and distinguished market-systems analysts to rethink and redesign how the United Nations understands and governs global economic realities.

Lead roundtables with economists, diplomats, and market actors

Bringing world‑class economic thinkers into the heart of global governance redesign to reimagine Global Economics for a Modern Multilateral System

Strategic Impact

Embedding Economic Intelligence

The Chief Economists Fellows work to illuminate the economic forces shaping multilateral governance, redesign the UN’s economic architecture through market‑aligned and justice‑oriented models, and stabilize the global system with frameworks that strengthen diplomatic autonomy, rebuild trust, and prepare the institution for future shocks — ensuring that economic intelligence drives UN reform and that justice begins with global structure.

Illuminate

Stabilize

Illuminate the global economic forces shaping multilateral governance, exposing structural inequities and market‑driven vulnerabilities that the UN must confront.

Redesign the economic architecture of the United Nations by developing market‑aligned, justice‑oriented models that strengthen leadership, transparency, and institutional performance.

Stabilize the global system through economic frameworks that reinforce diplomatic autonomy, rebuild trust, and prepare the UN for future shocks.

Redesign

Ideal Candidate

Chief Economist Fellows are:

  • Senior or emerging economists

  • Policy analysts with global governance experience

  • Experts in markets, development, or structural inequality

  • Thinkers capable of bridging economics with diplomacy

  • Leaders committed to justice through global structure

They must embody the Reform UN ethos: innovation, integrity, and institutional courage.

Why This Fellowship Matters

The UN cannot be reformed without rethinking the economic logic that underpins global governance. Chief Economist Fellows ensure that the Reform UN Project is:

  • Economically credible

  • Structurally sound

  • Market‑aware

  • Justice‑aligned

  • Future‑ready

They help build a United Nations capable of governing a market‑made world.

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Advance Global Economic Governance

Join an elite cohort of analysts and policy leaders shaping the future of multilateral cooperation.

Applications open annually. Prospective Fellows may submit:

  • CV

  • Statement of interest

  • Policy writing sample

  • Two references

Begin your application today