Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service announced that Carl Dahlman has joined the faculty as the Henry R. Luce Professor of International Relations and Information Technology. Dahlman comes to Georgetown after more than 25 years of distinguished service at the World Bank.

“I am pleased to welcome Carl Dahlman to our faculty,” said Robert L. Gallucci, dean of the School of Foreign Service. "He has done cutting-edge work on the role of knowledge in development at the World Bank, and will be an invaluable addition to the School's students and programs, particularly the Program in Science, Technology and International Affairs."

At Georgetown, Dahlman’s research and teaching will explore how rapid advances in science, technology and information are affecting the growth prospects of nations and influencing trade, investment, innovation, education and economic relations in an increasingly globalizing world.

Previously, Dahlman served as Senior Advisor to the World Bank Institute. In this role he managed the Knowledge for Development (K4D) program – an initiative providing training on the strategic use of knowledge for economic and social development to business leaders and policy makers in developing countries.

Prior to developing the K4D program, Dahlman served as Staff Director of the 1998-1999 World Development Report, Knowledge for Development. In addition, he was the Bank’s Resident Representative and Financial Sector Leader in Mexico from 1994 to 1997, years during which the country coped with one of the biggest financial crises in its history.

Before his position in Mexico, Dahlman led divisions in the Bank’s Private Sector Development, and Industry and Energy Departments. He has also conducted extensive analytical work in major developing countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, India, Pakistan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Dahlman’s publications include China and the Knowledge Economy: Seizing the 21st Century, Korea and the Knowledge-Based Economy: Making the Transition, and India and the Knowledge Economy; Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities. He is currently finishing a knowledge economy study on Mexico, working on a book on the challenge of the knowledge economy for education and training in China, and collaborating with research teams in Finland, Japan and Korea to produce books on each country’s development strategies.

Dahlman earned a B.A. magna cum laude in international relations from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University. He has also taught courses at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.