Prof. Calestous Juma

Prof. Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International Development at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a member of the Presidential National Economic and Social Council (NESC) of Kenya. He is a former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and Founding Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi, and served as Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Art and Science and a member of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences. He has won several international awards for his work on the environment and development. He serves on several committees of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences on science advice for sustainable development, geographical information sciences, and biotechnology. He holds a PhD in science and technology policy studies, and has written widely on science, technology and environment. He is working on a book on biotechnology and globalization.