<p>Foreign</a> Policy: The Think Tank Index</p>
<p>The faculty member in question (Dr. James McGann) is a new hire this year and has quite a nice resume.</p>
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James G. McGann, Ph.D. is the Assistant Director of the International Relations Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia and Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. For the last 20 years he has served as President of McGann Associates, a program and management consulting firm specializing in the challenges facing think tanks, policymakers, international organizations and philanthropic institutions. Over the last 15 years he has taught courses in International Law, International Relations, International Organizations, Comparative Public Policy and Global Knowledge and Policy Networks on a regular basis.</p>
<p>Dr. McGann has served as a consultant and advisor to the World Bank, United Nationas, United States Agency for International Development, Soros, Hewlett and Gates Foundations and foreign governments on the role of nongovernmental, public policy and public engagement organizations in civil society. He has served as the Senior Vice-President for the Executive Council on Foreign Diplomacy, the Public Policy Program Officer for The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Assistant Director of the Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a Senior Advisor to the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs and the Society for International Development.
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<p>I remember discussing this guy with the IR program's director at Smoke's. At the time he wasn't sure if he'd be able to get approval from SAS to go after him, but I'm thrilled to see he did, and not a moment too soon as the recession is sure to have put a damper on new hires...</p>