Kemal Dervis to Teach at SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

Kemal Dervis to Teach at SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog Kemal Dervis will teach a two semester course on global economic governance at SIPA, following the conclusion of his tenure as head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Dervis will co-teach with José Antonio Ocampo and will be a fellow of the Committee on Global Thought during the 2009 â€" 2010 academic year. Prior to his appointment with the UNDP, Dervis was a member of the Turkish Parliament (2002 â€" 2005), Minister of Economic Affairs of Turkey (2001 â€" 2002) and Vice-President of the World Bank (1996 â€" 2001). Photo credit to UNDP.