Ronald Steenblik serves as the Senior Technical Advisor for the Sustainable and Just Economic Systems (SJES) programme at the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva, where he contributes his expertise on a pro-bono basis. Ronald's research focuses on identifying and estimating environmentally harmful subsidies, particularly those directed at fossil fuels and plastics, and supporting global efforts to reform these subsidies.

Before joining QUNO, Ronald had an extensive career at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where he was the Special Counsellor for Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in the Trade & Agriculture Directorate until his retirement in November 2018. In this role, he led the OECD’s fossil fuel subsidy reform initiatives, guided interdisciplinary teams at the nexus of trade and the environment, and chaired the G20’s voluntary peer reviews of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.

Earlier in his career, Ronald was the first Director of Research for the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) from 2006 to 2007. His work at the IISD focused on improving transparency around the size and effects of subsidies to biofuels.

Ronald holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and currently resides in Paris, France.