11 Facts About Ngaire Woods

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Ngaire Tui Woods CBE is the founding dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and professor of Global Economic Governance at the University of Oxford.

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Ngaire Woods then attended the University of Auckland where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and a Bachelor of Laws degree.

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Ngaire Woods studied at Balliol College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, completing Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in international relations.

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Ngaire Woods was named inaugural Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government in 2011.

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Ngaire Woods's research focuses on global economic governance, the challenges of globalization, global development, and the role of international institutions.

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Since 2013, Ngaire Woods has written monthly commentaries on economic and regulatory policy for Project Syndicate, an international media organization.

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In early 2021, Ngaire Woods was appointed by the G20 to the High Level Independent Panel on financing the global commons for pandemic preparedness and response, co-chaired by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Lawrence Summers.

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In late 2021, Ngaire Woods attended the World Economic Forum's Great Narrative Meeting stating:.

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Ngaire Woods is married to the American-born, University of Oxford professor Eugene Rogan.

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Ngaire Woods is a former regular presenter of the Analysis programme for BBC Radio 4, and in 1998 presented her own BBC television series on public policy.

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Ngaire Woods has served as a member of the IMF European Regional Advisory Group.