Victor Galaz

Victor Galaz is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University. He serves as Director of the PhD programme and is programme director of the Beijer Institute's Governance, Technology and Complexity programme. Galaz also holds several significant external roles including Editor-in-Chief for the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST), Member of the international Science Panel for the Amazon, and Member of the Advisory Panel to the Inter-American Development Banks (IDB) programme "Amazonia Forever."

Galaz's research focuses on the political and governance challenges created by rapid global change, including globally networked risks, governance dimensions of "planetary boundaries", the interplay between financial systems and Earth system dynamics, and the sustainability implications of novel technologies. His work explores governance dimensions of geo-engineering, early warning systems of epidemic outbreaks, uses of social media to detect ecological change, online mis- and disinformation on environmental issues, and sustainability risks embedded in early applications of artificial intelligence.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence, environmental governance, and planetary boundaries. The research shows an increasing emphasis on how digital technologies influence environmental discourse, health outcomes in vulnerable ecosystems like the Amazon, and financial systems' role in disease emergence.

• Editor-in-Chief, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST)
• Member, Science Panel for the Amazon
• Member, Advisory Panel to IDB's "Amazonia Forever" programme
• Senior Advisor, Natura Tech LAC programme

Galaz has extensive experience as a research leader in interdisciplinary projects exploring various dimensions of complex adaptive systems. His leadership roles have included Research theme leader at the Stockholm Resilience Centre (2006–2015), Deputy science director and later deputy director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre (2015–2023), Acting executive director at the Royal Swedish Academy (2014–2015), and Project leader for the "Earth System Finance" project (2016–2020).

He is affiliated with the Stockholm Resilience Centre's research themes on Interacting Complexities and Transformative Futures, focusing on the governance challenges of emerging technologies and their relationship to environmental change.