BA in History, Yale University; MPhil in International Relations, University of Oxford. 1988-89, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pyongyang, North Korea; 1989, joined Canadian Foreign Ministry; 1991-94, Canadian Embassy, Havana, Cuba; 1994-95, Policy Staff, Halifax G-7 Summit; 1995-99, Director and Member of the Executive Board, World Economic Forum, responsible for the programme of the Annual Meeting in Davos; Adviser, United Nations Development Programme; Contributing Editor, Foreign Policy, USA. Since 2000, current position.