Garam Bel is the Circular Economy Coordinator for the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union based in Geneva. He coordinates the electronic waste projects in BDT covering regulatory development and data collection.

Prior to joining ITU, he worked for the Environment Management Group which is a United Nations system-wide coordination body on environment and human settlements. In this position, he ran activities towards streamlining the various electronic waste related initiatives of UN agencies and programmes.

Before moving to Geneva, Garam worked for local government in Scotland in the area of municipal solid waste. He holds a master’s degree in Standardization, Social Regulation and Sustainable Development from the University of Geneva.