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John McArthur

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings Institution

Areas of expertise

  • - Canada
  • - Developing Economies
  • - Emerging Markets
  • - Global Development
  • - Global Health
  • - Global Poverty
  • - Sub-Saharan Africa
  • - Sustainable Development Goals
  • - United Nations

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About me

John McArthur is senior fellow and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. He is also a senior adviser to the United Nations Foundation and a board governor for the International Development Research Centre. He serves as a member of the UNICEF Advisory Group and of Policy Horizons Canada’s Deputy Minister Steering Committee. In 2018 he co-founded the “17 Rooms” initiative as a new approach to catalyzing action for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Courses and Programs taught by John McArthur