Elisabeth Hege is a senior research fellow in the Governance program. Her work focuses on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a whole. She is particularly interested in the integration of SDGs in national budgets and recovery plans; in the comparison of national governance and dialogue frameworks; in the international follow-up at the High Level Political Forum and in the Europe-Africa dialogue.

She also followed the negotiations around the Global Pact for the environment.

Elisabeth graduated from SciencesPo Paris with a degree in international development and previously studied political and economic sciences at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Her master thesis is on the following topic:"Scaling up Social Innovation for Sustainable Development? The allocation of roles in community-corporate partnerships for renewable energy projects in the EU ". During her studies, she did several internships abroad (India and Morocco), followed by a post-graduate internship in Paris with Tilia, a consulting firm specializing in energy, water and environment.

Elisabeth is a member of the board of EPE.