CURRICULUM VITAE JOHN MARTIN PAGE, JR. Business Address The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue Washington, DC 20036 (202) 741-6569 [email protected] Education Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) The University of Oxford, England August 1975 Bachelor of Arts with Great Distinction (Economics) Stanford University, Stanford, California June 1971 Diploma, Westmont High School San Jose, California June 1967 Academic Honors American Rhodes Scholar & Awards (California and New College; Nuffield College) Oxford University, 1971-1974 Studentship, Nuffield College, Oxford University, 1972-1974 The Ann L. Meyers Prize for the Outstanding Senior Thesis Economics, Stanford University, 1971 Departmental Honors at Graduation, Stanford University, 1971 Center for Latin American Studies, Stanford University, Fellowship for Field Research in Latin America, 1970 Phi Beta Kappa, 1970 1 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY The Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program. Washington, DC Research and policy analysis. Africa Growth Initiative. 2008- The International Growth Country Director. Ethiopia and Tanzania Country strategy, Centre, Oxford and London research design and quality review, policy analysis and 2009- communications. The World Bank, Chief Economist, Africa Region, 2004-2008. Chief economic Washington, DC advisor to the regional Vice President, responsible for regional 1980-2008 corporate strategy, oversight of country strategies, quality and (Senior Positions) innovation in analytical and advisory services. Led major program of regional economic studies, resulting in several "flagship" publications. Principal spokesperson on economic policy issues confronting sub- Saharan Africa. Leading role in representing the Bank in international meetings, including the OECD, UNECA, World Economic Forum, and international donor conferences dealing with Africa. Academic research and writing. Liaison with academic and policy groups. Director, Poverty Reduction and Senior Advisor, Development Policy, 2000-2004. Head of central department overseeing analytical and policy work on poverty issues and implementation of the joint World Bank/IMF Poverty Reduction Strategy Program (PRSP). Responsible for overall design and policy direction of World Bank poverty reduction programs, interactions with the IMF and monitoring and evaluation of program performance. Represented the Bank externally on poverty policy, strategy and aid coordination, including as Senior Level Delegate to the OECD-DAC. Senior advisor to the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist on links between research and Bank operations. Director, Economic Policy and Senior Advisor, Development Policy, 1999-2000. Head of central department for macroeconomic analysis and policy, and trade policy. Principal Bank liaison to the WTO. Responsible for policy formulation for country assistance strategies, and knowledge management and staff development for economists bank-wide. Senior advisor to the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist on links between research and Bank operations. Chief Economist and Director, Social and Economic Development Group, Middle East and North Africa Region, 1993-1999. Head of a multi-disciplinary department of about 50 staff, engaged in analytical, advisory, and lending services in economic policy, poverty and gender analysis, and social development. Chief economic advisor to the Vice President, responsible for oversight of design and quality of country strategy, analytical and advisory services, and external relations with academic and policy groups. 2 Senior Economic Advisor, Policy Research Department, 1992- 1993. Principal advisor to the Director of the Research Department with management responsibility for major research projects, key dissemination activities, multi-unit research projects, and initiatives to encourage research with collaborating institutions. Secretary to President’s Committee on Private Sector Development. Division Chief, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela Division, 1990- 1991. Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Manager of Division engaged in Bank- country strategy formulation and implementation, economic analysis and reporting, program management and structural adjustment lending operations. Division Chief, Trade, Finance and Industry Operations Division, 1987-1990. Latin America and Caribbean Region, Manager of Division engaged in trade, industrial and financial sector analysis and lending in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Deputy Division Chief, Trade, Finance and Industry Operations Division, 1985-1987. Latin America and Caribbean Region, Deputy Manager of Division engaged in trade, industrial and financial sector analysis and lending in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Princeton University Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs, 1978-1981 Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Department of Economics, Research and teaching (course titles: Theory of Cost-Benefit Analysis, Project Evaluation in LDCs, Economic Growth in Less Developed Countries) Stanford University Research Associate and Lecturer, Food Research Institute, Senior 1977-1978 Investigator Stanford University/WARDA Project on the Political Economy of Rice in West Africa and teaching (course titles: Analytical Techniques for Development Planning, Agricultural Development and Economic Growth). United States Navy Lieutenant Commander, Navigator and Head of 1974-1977 Navigation/Administration Department, USS Kansas City, (AOR-3). 3 Visiting and Adjunct External Project Director, United Nations University – World Institute Academic Appointments for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Helsinki, Finland 2010-present Senior Associate Member, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. 2008- present Research Associate, Center for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University, Oxford, UK 2008-present Visiting Professor, National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan (Course title: Trade and Industrial Policies for Developing Countries) 2008 Professorial Lecturer, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C., 1996 – 2006. (Course title: The Middle East in the World Economy). Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program in Economics, The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. 1989 - 2003. (Course titles: Microeconomic Theory; Economic Development). Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. 1992-1995. (Course title: Economic Growth in Developing Countries). Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985-1995. (Course title: Economic Development). Visiting Lecturer with rank of Associate Professor Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Princeton, NJ, 1982. (Course title: Industrialization and Industrial Policy in Less Developed Countries). Consulting Consultant, The World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-present. Reports Experience on manufacturing sector in India and new aid donors in Africa. Consultant, African Development Bank, Tunis. 2008–present. Advisor to the Chief Economist and Research Department; Consultant, North Africa Department. Consultant, Global Development Network, New Delhi, India. 2008- 2010. Global development projects on Migration and Development and Creating Competitive Enterprises. Consultant, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), 2008-2009. Co- author: Industrial Development Report, 2008/09 4 Consultant, The Growth Commission, World Bank Washington, DC 2008. Paper on Africa’s long run growth prospects. Other Professional Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Africa Development Review, Activities 2008-present. Resource Person, Africa Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi, Kenya. 2007–present. Treasurer, The Phi Beta Kappa Society and Chair, Investment Committee, Phi Beta Kappa Foundation, 2004 – present. Senior Associate, Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, 2002 – present Member, Board of Directors, African Economic Research Consortium, 2004 – 2008. Member, Research Committee, The World Bank Group, 1996 - 2008 Member, United Nations Millennium Task Force One – Economic and Social Development, The Millennium Project, 2004-2005. Member, Readers Group, United Nations Development Program, Arab Human Development Report 2002 – 2005. Senior World Bank Delegate to the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, 2000 – 2005. Member, Board of Directors, Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, 1993 – 1999. Chair, Economic and Social Policy Committee, United Nations Interagency Task Force on the enabling Environment for Economic and Social Development, 1996-1997. Member, Editorial Board, The World Bank Economic Review, 1995- 1998. External Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank, Network of Research Centers in Latin America, 1992-1996. Referee: American Economic Review, The Economic Journal, The Journal of African Economies, The Journal of Comparative Economics, The Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, The Review of Economics and Statistics, The World Bank Economic Review, World Development, Cambridge University Press, MacMillan, Oxford University Press. 5 Selected Major Nordic Development Conference, Keynote Address, Copenhagen, Speaking Engagements 2011 Ministries of Development of Denmark