Jan Hoffmann
UNCTAD
Head, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics
Jan Hoffmann joined UNCTAD in 2003. Chief of the organization’s Trade Logistics since 2016, his Branch implements research and technical assistance programs in international transport and trade facilitation. Jan is co-author and coordinator of the “Review of Maritime Transport”, initiated the UNCTAD “Maritime Country Profiles”, and created the annual “Liner Shipping Connectivity Index”. Previously, he worked for six years for the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago de Chile, and two years with the IMO in London and Santiago. Prior to this, he held part-time positions as an assistant professor, import-export agent, consultant, and seafarer on an Antigua and Barbuda flagged tween decker. Jan has studied in Germany, UK, and Spain, and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Hamburg. He is a member of the boards of various journals and associations and past president of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME).
