Curriculum Vitae
Francis J. Lethem
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266 Rubenstein Hall
Durham, NC 27708919.613.9220 (office) 
(email)
- Education
PhD Neuchatel University, Switzerland 1967 BA Antwerp University, Belgium 1961
- Areas of Research
International Development and Institutional Development
- Professional Experience / Employment History
- Duke University
- Director, DCID, July, 2006 to present
- Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies, July, 2000 to present
- Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies, part-time, 1997 - June, 2000
- Director of Graduate Studies, PIDP, July, 1997 - June, 2005
- Adjunct Professor of Public Policy Studies, 1995-1997
- with focus on institutional design for managing the environment, managing development projects towards sustainable development, and human resources development - all in relation with developing and transition countries
- Fellow Center for International Development Research, 1994-1995
- World Bank
- Projects Adviser, Eastern Africa, 1988-1994
- Responsible for all aspects of quality assurance for about 12 new development projects per year (about $500 million) and about 100 projects under implementation. Advocacy of institutional, environmental, community participation and gender issues.
- Division Chief, 1987-1988
- population and human resources, Eastern Africa
- Division Chief, 1984-1987
- institutional development and training, Eastern Africa
- Project Policy Adviser, 1976-1984
- responsible for design and follow-up of World Bank's policies on project generation and design, with emphasis on design process; social and organizational feasibility; capacity building; and collaboration with NGOs. Devised an original conceptual framework for the management of technical assistance based on management consulting theory.
- Division Chief, 1972-1975
- education projects, Western Africa
- Education Economist, Human Resources sector operations, 1964-1972
- Harvard University
- Fellow, Center for International Affairs, 1975-1976
- Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, April, 2006
- Professional Service
- Principal Investigator, Manager in Transition Program, 2006 - present
- Director, DCID, 2006 - present
- Co-Director, Rotary program in Peace and Conflict Resolution, 2001 - present
- Member of Board of Visitors, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan, November, 2007
- Principal Author, DCID Strategic Plan, April, 2007
- Committee member, PhD Dissertation of Wayne Mayer, NSOE, December 2006
- World Bank Consultant, To advise on lessons from financing of a major infrastructure project in Laos, July, 2005 - May, 2006
- DGS, PIDP Program, July, 1997 - June, 2005
- World Bank Consultant, To advise on internal organizational issues, March 2005
- PIDP self-study, Principal author, July 2004-October 2005
- Co-designer, 2-week Manager in Transition program at Duke-UNC for senior World Bank officials, 2004
- World Bank Consultant, To advise on methods to deliver effective policy advice in developing countries, May 2003
- Consultant, Conservation International, Washington, DC, May 2003
- Consultant, Organization of East Caribbean States, St. Kitts, June 2002
- World Bank Consultant, To test case studies on public sector management with PIDP Fellows and Faculty, February-March 1999
- Consultant, Fundacion Cocibolca, Nicaragua, July 1999
- World Bank Consultant, To review their experience with institutional development related to environmental management in Africa, May-June 1995
- Lectures
- Invited Lectures:
- Project Planning in Developing Countries, Hitotsubashi Graduate School Asian Public Policy Program, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 19-23, 2007
- Moderator, Career Development Panel, Rotary World Peace Symposium, Salt Lake City, June 14-16, 2007
- Seminar on evaluation of Community-based environmental management, NSOE, September 20, 2006
- Institutional Design for Sustainable Development, IDEAS, Tokyo, Japan, February 08, 2006
- Project Planning in Developing Countries, Hitotsubashi Graduate School , Asian Public Policy Program, Tokyo, Japan, February 6-10, 2006
- Project Planning in Developing Countries, Hitotsubashi Graduate School , Asian Public Policy Program, Tokyo, Japan, February 21-25, 2005
- Project Planning in Developing Countries, Hitotsubashi Graduate School , Asian Public Policy Program, Tokyo, Japan, December 15-19, 2003
- Moderator, Career Development Panel, Rotary World Peace Symposium, Salt Lake City, June 14-16, 2007
- Other:
- Executive Training Seminars, 1999-2007
- Publications (listed separately)
Last modified: 2008/05/07
