About Us

The SDG Transformation Center is an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and operates under the leadership of Prof. Jeffrey Sachs.

Created at the halfway point of Agenda 2030, the SDG Transformation Center aims to operationalize the SDGs as an investment and action agenda through the Six Transformations framework.

We work with UN agencies, governments, investors and advisory firms to provide tools and a platform for promoting evidence-based action for the SDGs. The Center leverages data and insights but also the convening power of the largest network of researchers and scientists mobilized for the SDGs.

Our flagship studies, analyses, and datasets - including the SDG Index - are globally-recognized and credible resources for the policy and investment communities.

Contact us

Join our Team

For job offers and consultancies, please see our jobs page.

Become a partner

Interested in partnering with us? Please consult this page to see how you can become a partner and collaborate with us to advance SDG progress.

Meet our team

The SDG Transformation Center builds on a decade of work conducted by the SDSN and its global and local networks. The purpose and work streams of the Center were developed by Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs and Guillaume Lafortune. Our team brings together diverse and multilingual experts based in Paris. Our team of data scientists, economists, developers, urban experts and project managers have diverse expertise and previous work experience at the UN, the OECD, Big Four consultancies and government.

  • Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

    Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

    University Professor at Columbia University and President of the SDSN

  • Guillaume Lafortune

    Guillaume Lafortune

    VP and Head of Paris Office

SDG Transformation Center Partners

The SDG Transformation Center is grateful for the support of many public and private organizations, including Esri and other project partners. Our partnership section provides further details on our list of donors and partners.

Core Partners:

Esri

Project Partners:

Center for the Global Commons at the University of Tokyo
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Republique du Benin
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Resident Coordinator, Cook Islands, Niue Samoa, and Tokelau
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
European Economic and Social Committee (NAT Section)
SDG Alliance at the European Parliament