Elizabeth Emmerson is the Chief Archivist for the United Nations Mechanism for
International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism). She was previously the Head of the
Archives and Records Unit in the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and before joining the United Nations she worked in the
public, private and not-for profit sectors in the United Kingdom, the United States and
several European countries. A professional archivist and records manager with thirty
years’ experience as a practitioner, consultant and educator, she is a graduate of the
University of Glasgow and University College London.

Professional Experience

• Chief Archivist, United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals 2012
• Archivist, United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
  2009 – 2012
• Records Management Programme Team Leader, United Nations Framework
  Convention on Climate Change Secretariat 2007-2008
• Honorary Lecturer, University of Dundee Centre for Archive and Information Studies
  2005 – 2009
• Director and Principal Consultant, Emmerson Consulting Limited 1998-2009
• Records Management & Archives Consultant, TFPL Limited 1995-98
• European Records Manager, Goldman Sachs 1994-95
• Information Services Manager, BP Engineering 1990-1993