Ian Goldin

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Ian Andrew Goldin was born in South Africa on 3 March 1955.

He took up his most recent position as Director of the James Martin 21st Century School, based at the University of Oxford, in September 2006. He also holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford^[1].

1 Education
2 Career
3 Other Past Activities:
4 Awards
5 Publications
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Education

Goldin has a BA (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Cape Town (1974-77), an MSc from the London School of Economics (1978-79), and a Doctorate from the University of Oxford (1980-83).

[edit] Career

Goldin was 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 America 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, Sir 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 and 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 Development Centre in Paris, where he directed the Programs on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development.

[edit] 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), Science Po, Toulouse, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Tokyo, Cape Town, Witwatersrand, Dar es Salaam, Accra, Beijing, 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, Trade and Development”.

[edit] Awards

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

France: “Chevalier - Ordre National du Merite”. (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)

[edit] Publications

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

“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