Lynn Wagner

Senior Director, Tracking Progress

Lynn M. Wagner is the Senior Director of the Tracking Progress program at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). In this role, she oversees projects that seek to increase the accountability of decision making for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), enhance engagement in SDG implementation, develop SDG indicator and reporting tools, and support SDG implementation. 

Wagner began working with IISD in 1994 as a writer for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, and she continues to observe and analyze multilateral environmental negotiations with IISD’s flagship publication. She also served as the Senior Manager of IISD Reporting Services’ Knowledge Management Projects from 2012-2016, and edited IISD Reporting Services' MEA Bulletin from 2006-2011.

She received her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and has taught environmental negotiation courses and led negotiation simulations at SAIS and the University of Nevada, Reno.

Additional information

Areas of expertise
Sustainable Development Goals
Governance and Multilateral Agreements
Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Theory
Multilateral Environmental Governance
Staff type
Experts
Senior Management
RS Leadership
Staff
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, International Studies, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University, 1998
Master of Arts, International Studies, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University, 1991
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, Scripps College, 1988