Tierney McCue is a Governance Officer at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), where she supports the Secretariat’s programmatic initiatives and the Global Network of Experts. Prior to joining GI-TOC, she worked in education at the American International School of Salzburg.

Tierney holds an MSc in Global Demography from the Universität Wien (Austria) and a Bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College (USA). She previously completed work with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Population and Development Division, where she contributed to global initiatives advancing census implementation and population data systems.

Her previous research examined data gaps in UN-classified Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and she is particularly passionate about applying demographic research to improve and strengthen Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems. Through her work, she aims to leverage demographic evidence to drive human development and global progress in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. She is currently based in Austria.