Executive Office of the Secretary-
General

The Executive Office sets strategic direction for IIMSAM's intergovernmental mandate, supported by an international network of advisers, legal counsel, and goodwill envoys who extend the institution's reach and credibility worldwide.

Executive Office

Office of the Secretary-General

Secretary-General, IIMSAM

The Secretary-General leads IIMSAM's intergovernmental mandate, representing the institution before the United Nations, member governments, and partner organizations.

The Executive Office coordinates policy direction across all advisory councils, legal counsel, and goodwill representatives listed below, ensuring a unified institutional voice on global nutrition advocacy.

Governance body

International Advisory Council

A multidisciplinary council of experts who advise the Secretary-General on nutrition science, public health policy, and international development strategy.

Major General John F. Phillips

Special Adviser – Security & Logistics

United States

Mr. Anis Chtioui

Special Adviser to the Secretary-General

MENA Region

H.E. Amb. Kunwar Vikrant Sandal

Senior Diplomat & Social Entrepreneur

India

Mr. S. Bhat

Special Adviser to the Secretary-General

India

Mr. M. Nabil

Principal Special-Adviser, Institutional Development

Central African Republic

Governance body

International Legal Advisers

Counsel supporting IIMSAM treaty obligations, intergovernmental agreements, and compliance with international law as a UN-ECOSOC observer institution.

Dr. Raúl Benítez-Alías

Senior Legal Adviser & Counsel

Mercosur / Latin America

Public outreach

Goodwill Ambassadors / Envoys / Advisors

Public figures and advocates who extend IIMSAM's mission worldwide, raising awareness of Spirulina-based malnutrition solutions across their regions and platforms.