Steve MacFeely

Biography

Steve MacFeely is the Director of Data and Analytics at the World Health Organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Policy Studies at University College Cork in Ireland and an Assistant Director of the IASE International Statistical Literacy Program.

He is co-chair of the Committee of the Chief Statisticians of the UN System (CCS-UN), chairs the Advisory Board of the Statistical Journal of the IAOS, and is a member of the statistical advisory panels to both the UNDP Human Development Index and UNCTAD’s Productive Capacity Index.

Before joining WHO, Steve was the Head of Statistics and Information at UNCTAD. Prior to joining the UN, he was the deputy Director-General at the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Ireland and Programme Director of the joint CSO - Institute of Public Administration 'Professional Diploma in Official Statistics & Policy Evaluation'.

His research interests include: big data, data revolution, data governance, tourism, trade, SDGs, data infrastructure, SIDS, CRVS and health inequality.