Our vision
Our vision is a world in which the people and institutions that shape the planet’s future can act on scientific knowledge they trust. We are building the trusted infrastructure that makes reliable environmental knowledge fast to find, easy to verify and understand, and ready to use.
Our team
Our founders are supported by a multidisciplinary team combining expertise in Earth sciences, AI and software engineering, strategic communications, political science and diplomacy, events and partnerships, business development and organizational support, drawn together from international organizations, academia, science, technology and the private sector.
Founders
Brigitte Perrin
Founder
Brigitte is a senior communication expert with more than 15 years of experience in the United Nations system, academia and with a background as a journalist in traditional and digital media. She served as Chief of Strategic Communications at the World Meteorological Organisation and led communication and digital transformation initiatives in Europe, Africa and at UN Headquarters. She founded EIH in 2026.
Jad Mouawad
Co-Founder
Jad is a former journalist and communications expert. He was the Head of Communications at the International Energy Agency (IEA), where he led institutional communications, digital and media strategy. Before that, he was a reporter for The New York Times and Bloomberg, covering global energy markets, climate policy, and geopolitics. He currently advises organisations on strategic communications, including the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM).
Ario Saeid Vaghefi
Co-Founder and AI Lead
Ario is a computer scientist and software engineer with expertise in data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He is a lecturer at the University of Zurich and holds a Master of Science in Engineering as well as a PhD in Climate Science. His work sits at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and data-driven decision-making, with applications spanning climate, sustainability, and digital innovation.
Core team
Aninia Nadig
Events and Partnerships
Aninia is specialised in developing, revising and training on humanitarian standards. She conducts humanitarian organisational audits and is a certified adult trainer.
Sara Vermeulen-Anastasi
Business Development
Strategic leader with 20+ years of experience at the intersection of marketing, communications and sustainability — driving commercial growth, brand equity and corporate reputation across complex, fast-paced B2B environments spanning industrial, technology, healthcare, logistics and agribusiness sectors.
Abbas Mirmashhouri
Software Engineering Lead
Abbas is a senior full-stack developer and AI specialist with more than 20 years of experience designing scalable digital platforms and intelligent systems. He holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering and has a strong background in building modern software solutions that combine robust engineering with artificial intelligence.
Samuel Cabodi
Communications
Samuel is an all-round Creative with 15+ years experience in marketing and comms, and 8+ years working in the climate sector. With a background in advertising, he focuses his work on purpose-driven organisations and prides himself in doing work with an impact.
Ylljeta Lufaj
Communications
Ylljeta is a communications consultant with a background in International Relations. She has worked across NGOs, foundations, and international organisations supporting communications, partnerships, and events.
Nahid Haider
Executive Coordination
Nahid works closely with the Foundation’s leadership to provide high-level executive and operational support. As a political scientist specialising in health governance and digital affairs, she brings a strategic, analytical and execution-oriented perspective to her responsibilities.
Senior Advisory Board
The Senior Advisory Board is composed of 12 recognised high-profile experts from science, media, governance, and international cooperation. They provide strategic guidance to Earth Info Hub.
Scientific Steering Committee
Bernadette Woods Placky
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Talking Climate Collaborative
Jürg Luterbacher, Prof. PhD
Professor of Climatology, Climate Change and Climate Dynamics & EU Horizon MedEWSa Project Coordinator
Nilay Dogulu
Co-chair, WMO Task Team on Plan of Action for Hydrology Research
Joyce Kimutai, PhD
Climate Scientist, Climate Data & Attribution Researcher, IPCC Expert, International Climate Negotiator
Sandro Fuzzi
Emeritus Researcher, National Research Council, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Marina Baldi
Associated Senior Scientist at the National Research Council, Institute for Bioeconomics (CNR-IBE)
Scientific governance
Earth Info Hub is anchored in a growing international scientific and expert network of around 60 scientists from more than 15 nationalities, bringing together complementary expertise across climate, Earth observation and environmental sciences.
The initiative is guided by a Senior Advisory Board and a Scientific Advisory Board, whose role includes advising on the identification and assessment of authoritative sources, reviewing scientific quality criteria and methodologies, addressing scientific uncertainty, and keeping our work aligned with the latest research.
Scientific Advisory Group
The Scientific Advisory Group is a growing international network of scientists, researchers, and experts.
Currently bringing together 51 members across 24 countries and 41 organisations — spanning academia, governmental and international organisations, the UN system, media, research institutions, NGOs, and the private sector.
The group advises on the identification and assessment of authoritative sources, reviews scientific quality criteria and methodologies, and connects us to the scientific communities and institutions producing reliable knowledge on the triple planetary crisis.
The network is continuously growing to reflect a diversity of perspectives, disciplines, and regions.
Who we work with
Our networks are our strength.
Partners and supporters
- Africa21
- African Broadcasting Union
- Climate Week Zurich
- European Meteorological Society
- InTent
- Global Communicators Development Network (GCDN)
- Global Covenant of Mayors for Energy and Climate
- GAIGI
- Geneva Environment Network
- Hoffmann Foundation
- Legitima
- Sureal.ai Lab
- UNESCO
- UN University – Center for Policy Research
- University of Zurich, Finance Department
Collaborations & scientific inputs
- ANACIM
- Building Bridges
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
- ClientEarth
- Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD)
- Climate Central
- Columbia University – CUNY
- Croissant Conspiracy Network
- ECMWF Copernicus
- Egyptian Meteorological Department
- Enterprise for Society Center (E4S)
- EPFL
- Ernst & Young
- ETH Zürich
- EUMETSAT
- European Commission
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- European Broadcasting Union
- Eyetalk Communication
- FAO
- Fondation Wright
- Forum Météo-Climat
- Global Strategic Communications Council
- GlobeScan
- Government of France
- Government of Switzerland
- Graduate Institute
- Green Climate Fund
- HMEI
- Ice Memory Foundation
- IEA
- IMD
- INSEAD
- International Association of Biometeorology
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- Interparliamentary Union
- IPBES
- IPCC
- ITU
- IUCN
- Kenya Meteorological Department
- Léman Bleu Television
- MERI Foundation
- Météo France
- MeteoSwiss
- MetWithYou
- NASA
- OECD
- Royal Meteorological Society
- RTBF
- RTS
- Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy)
- SharedPlanet
- SPC (Communauté du Pacifique)
- Talking Climate Collaborative
- Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center
- UN Dept. of Global Communication
- UN Statistics Division
- UN-Habitat
- UNCTAD
- UNDP
- UNDRR
- UNECE
- UNEP
- UNFCCC
- UNITAR
- University of Geneva
- UNRISD
- UN Water
- Weatherchange UK
- World Economic Forum
- WHO
- WMO
- WWF
- World Weather Presenters
Independence and funding
Earth Info Hub is an independent non-profit organisation supported by philanthropic funding.