Dr Aileen A. Espíritu is the Director of the Barents Institute effective since 1st March 2010. Aileen has the overall responsibility for the Institute’s academic as well as the administrative operations, focusing on the cross-border research and studies, transnational relations, Northern politics, and regional development.

Svein Helge Orheim is administrative manager. His work is on the administrative side, he is involved in project administration, economy and personnel issues.

Dr Victoria Tevlina, senior researcher.

Dr Urban Wråkberg, senior researcher