Ian Goldin

Director, James Martin 21st Century School

Oxford University

Ian Goldin took up his position as the first Director of the University of Oxford's James Martin 21st Century School in September 2006. Goldin has previously held positions as Vice President of the World Bank (2003-2006), Director of Development Policy at the World Bank (2001-2003), Chief Executive of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (1996-2001) and adviser to President Nelson Mandela. He has also worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.  He has a MSc from LSE and a DPhil from Oxford, and has published 11 books, among which are The Economics of Sustainable Development (CUP) and his most recent Globalisation for Development (Palgrave). He is a Professorial Fellow at Balliol College.