Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is also President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Co-Chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University, and SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General António Guterres. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan (2001-2007), Ban Ki-moon (2008-2016), and António Guterres (2017-2018). Sachs has authored and edited numerous books, including three New York Times bestsellers: “The End of Poverty” (2005), “Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet” (2008), and “The Price of Civilization” (2011).