Alexandre Hedjazi started his research career on the financing of urban infrastructures and Public-Private Governance which contributed to the final document of OECD’s Conference for Partnership in the XXI Century. After completing a doctoral degree on Urban Planning and design at the University of Grenoble (France), Dr. Hedjazi joined University of California Los Angeles to pursue doctoral research on Regional Development and Energy Security at the UCLA Global Studies and the Luskin School of Public Affairs. Following the completion of his PhD research Dr. Hedjazi joined the University of Geneva where his research focuses on Sustainability and Urban development also bringing scholars and practitioner to explore and discuss the nexus between development, security and sustainability.
While directing the Global Environmental Policy Program (formerly Environmental Diplomacy) Dr. Hedjazi was nominated in 2020 as the coordinator of United-Nations ECE and University of Geneva Center of Excellence for Smart Sustainable Cities.
