Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Jomo Kwame Sundaram was Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), (Honorary) Research Coordinator for the G24 Intergovernmental Group on International Monetary Affairs and Development and Assistant Director-General and Coordinator for Economic and Social Development at the FAO. In 2007, he was awarded the Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought. Jomo has authored over 35 monographs, edited over 50 books and translated 12 volumes besides writing many academic papers and articles for the media.