Biography
Ian Goldin is Oxford University Professor of Globalisation and Development and the founding Director of the Oxford Martin School, the University and the world’s leading centre for interdisciplinary research into critical global challenges. Ian previously was World Bank Vice President and the Group’s Director of Policy. Before joining the World Bank he was Chief Executive of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Economic Advisor to President Nelson Mandela. Ian is an advisor to businesses, governments and international agencies. Ian was knighted by the French for his services to development and is a founding trustee of the International Center for Future Generations and of Core-econ.org which aims to transform economics. He has written and presented three BBC series, After the Crash, Will AI Kill Development and The Pandemic that Changed the World and his BBC Analysis The Death of Globalisation?. The most recent of Ian’s 24 books is Age of the City. iangoldin.org @ian_goldin