Jan Hunt , is Executive directs the Economic Law & Policy Programme of the International Institute on Sustainable Development . In this role, she manages IISD’s work on international trade, investment, and finance. On a sectoral level, this work spans across sustainable agriculture, mining, and infrastructure. She also oversees IISD’s function as the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development and the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development .

Jan Hunt has extensive legal, policy, and training experience in the areas of public and private international law, trade, investment, sustainable development, human rights, international environmental law, and international dispute settlement. She serves as Vice-chair of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy.