Naoufel Gaied

Director, Academic Unit

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.

Languages

English

German

Reinhard Uhrig

Director, Administration & Outreach

Reinhard joined the IIJ as Director of Administration and Outreach in October 2014. A member of the Senior Management Team, he is in charge of IIJ administration, financial planning and management, and outreach, and has assisted with the development of a vision and strategic plan to guide the IIJ.

Reinhard previously served as Deputy Head, Transnational Threats Department (TNTD/ATU), Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), supervising counter terrorism programmes and managing a team of ten international staff members. He previously worked in the Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ramallah (Palestinian Territories), and the United Nations Organisation on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in both its Vienna headquarters and the Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Regional Office.

Languages

English

French

Italian

Spanish

Portuguese

Steven Hill

Executive Secretary

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.

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