Ken Dam

Kenneth Dam has devoted his career to public policy issues, both as a practitioner and as a professor. In the former capacity, he served as deputy secretary (the second-ranking official) in the Department of Treasury (2001 - 2003) and in the Department of State (1982 - 1985). In 1973, he was executive director of the Council on Economic Policy, a White House office responsible for coordinating U.S. domestic and international economic policy. From 1971 to 1973, he served as assistant director for national security and international policy of the Office of Management and Budget. He began his Washington career as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Whittaker (1957 - 1958).

Mr. Dam's entire academic career has been devoted to the University of Chicago, beginning in 1960 and extending, with various leaves of absence, to the present. From 1980 to 1982 he served as provost of the University of Chicago. Most of his academic work has centered on law and economics, particularly with respect to international issues. His publications include a number of books, of which the best known are "The GATT: Law and International Economic Organization," "Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines" (with George P. Shultz), and, most recently, "The Law-Growth Nexus: The Rule of Law and Economic Development."

Source-The University of Chicago Law School http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/dam/