Naoufel Gaied joined the IIJ team in October 2024 as the Director of the Academic Unit. As a member of the IIJ’s management team, he oversees the Institute’s academic work. His unit aims to strengthen the capacities of countries in counterterrorism, notably through the establishment of excellence modules to combat terrorism and transnational crime. Before joining the IIJ team, Naoufel Gaied led the Mission to Combat Violent Radicalization at the French Ministry of Justice. Having joined the Ministry of Justice in 2023, Naoufel developed 13 years of expertise in juvenile justice issues before engaging in counterterrorism efforts for 9 years within both the Ministries of Interior and Justice.
Group: Senior Management
Reinhard Uhrig
Reinhard Uhrig, a political scientist, joined the IIJ in 2014 as one of its earliest staff and has since played an integral role in its institutional development. As Director of Outreach and Administration and member of the senior management, he leads the IIJ’s external engagement with governments and international partners, and also oversees the Institute’s administration, financial management, and strategic planning. Before joining the IIJ, Reinhard served as Programme Coordinator and Deputy Head of the Action against Terrorism Unit at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), where he directed counter-terrorism programmes and led a multinational team. He also held positions with the Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ramallah and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna and Tashkent, focusing on international security cooperation.
Steven Hill
Mr. Steven Hill joins the IIJ after more than 20 years of public service in support of justice and the rule of law at national and multinational levels. In his previous role, he served as the Director for Global Criminal Justice and Multilateral Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House in Washington. Prior to this role, Mr. Hill served for six years as the chief legal advisor to the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels.
Mr. Hill has extensive experience in international law and cooperation at the multilateral and bilateral levels. He has previously worked as Counselor for Legal Affairs at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York, where he represented the Government of the United States on a wide range of issues in the Security Council and General Assembly and served on the supervisory boards of several international tribunals. He also led the legal unit at the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, where his work focused on advising and building the capacity of local authorities. Steven is a member of the New York bar.