Ian Goldin

Ian Andrew Goldin took up his most recent position as Director of Oxford Martin School (formerly named James Martin 21st Century School) at the University of Oxford, in September 2006. He is the Oxford University Professor of Globalisation and Development, and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford.^[1]. He was born in South Africa.

Education

Goldin has a BA (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Cape Town, an MSc from the London School of Economics, an AMP from INSEAD and an MA and D.Phil from the University of Oxford.

Career

Prof Goldin is currently Director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. Goldin was previously Vice President of the World Bank (2003–2006) and, prior to that, the Bank's Director of Development Policy (2001–2003). He served on the Bank's senior management team, and was directly responsible for its relationship with the UK and all other European, North American and developed countries. Goldin led the Bank's collaboration with the United Nations and other partners. As Director of Development Policy, Goldin played a central role in the research and strategy agenda of the Bank, working closely with the Chief Economist, Lord Nicholas Stern, under the leadership of James Wolfensohn.

From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and at that time also served as an adviser to President Nelson Mandela. He succeeded in transforming the Bank from an apartheid era institution to become the leading agent of development in the 14 countries of Southern Africa. During this period, Goldin served on several Government committees and Boards, and was Finance Director for South Africa’s Olympic Bid.

Previously, Goldin was Principal Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, and Program Director at the OECD in Paris, where he directed the Programs on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development.

Other Past Activities

Goldin has been engaged with governments and with other policy actors on development in Asia (notably, in China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), Africa (worked in over 25 countries in Africa, including in Maghreb, Francophone Africa, and Southern and Eastern Africa), Eastern Europe (Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland), Latin America (notably, Mexico, Central America, Argentina, Chile and Brazil), the European Union, USA, and Japan.

As a visiting lecturer he has given lectures, workshops and seminars at the Universities of Oxford, Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, LSE, Sussex, Sorbonne (Paris 1), SciencesPo., Toulouse, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Tokyo, Cape Town, Witwatersrand, Dar es Salaam, Accra, Beijing, Tsinghua, Shanghai, Singapore, Thailand (TDRI), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Managua, Mexico DF, and to numerous foundations, think tanks and others.

He has initiated and directed a wide range of collaborative research programs including OECD/CEPR/Rockefeller Programs on “The Economics of Sustainable Development” and “Economic reform|Economic Reform, Trade and regional development|Development”.

Awards

Goldin has received wide recognition for his contributions to development and research. His awards include:

• France: “Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite”. (Awarded for Services to Development, 2000)
• National Productivity Institute: Gold Award. (Awarded for Management, 1999)
• World Economic Forum: Global Leader for Tomorrow. (Achievements in Development, 1998)

Publications

Goldin has published over 50 articles and 12 books, including:

• "Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future", (with Geoffrey Cameron and Meera Balarajan), Princeton University Press, 2011
• “Globalization for Development: Trade, Finance, Aid, Migration, and Policy”, (with Kenneth Reinert), World Bank and Palgrave Macmillan, Washington and Basingstoke, 2006, reprinted in 2007^[2]
• “The Case For Aid”, (with Nicholas Stern and F. Halsey Rogers) World Bank, Washington, 2002
• “The Economics of Sustainable Development” (edited with Alan Winters), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995
• Global Governance and Systemic Risk in the 21st Century (with Tiffany Vogel), Global Policy, 1 (1), January 2010
• Globalisation and Risks for Business, 360 Risk Insight Report, Lloyds, London, 2010

Video Presentations

Dr. Goldin is a regular speaker at WEF (World Economic Forum) and other events. Examples of his talks include:

• TEDGlobal, Oxford. (video)
• Archive of presentations at the Oxford Martin School

References

1. ^ About Ian Goldin, Director, Oxford Martin School from www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
2. ^ Author search results from palgrave.com

External links

• Oxford Martin School

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