Stefan Priesner

Stefan Priesner is currently serving as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in India since January 2026. With 29 years of experience in the UN system, he has focused on international development and management. He most recently served as Resident Coordinator in Iran (2021–2025), and earlier in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam (2017–2021), as well as in Uzbekistan (2013–2017), where he also held the role of UNDP Resident Representative. Prior to this, Mr. Priesner was UNDP Country Director in Bangladesh and held senior management positions with UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nepal. He began his UN career in 1997 with UNDP in Bhutan, following work in the private sector. He holds postgraduate degrees in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and in law from the University of Vienna.