Our People

The Center for Commerce and Diplomacy is a global society of scholars dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through education and research. It is directed by Renee Bowen with a team of faculty and research affiliates from a variety of disciplines including business and management, economics and political science.

Leadership

Renee Bowen
Director and Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Lawrence Broz
Interim Director and Professor, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
Fabienne Perlov
Project Director, Center for Commerce and Diplomacy, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Charles Dallara
Senior Fellow, Center for Commerce and Diplomacy, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego; Advisory Partner, Partners Group AG
Kati Souminen
Senior Fellow, Center for Commerce and Diplomacy, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego; and Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group

Postdoctoral Fellows

Minju Kim

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Haishi "Harry" Li

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego

Past Postdoctoral Fellows

Yoo Sun Jung
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego

Affiliated Faculty

The center collaborates with affiliated scholars from GPS, other departments at UC San Diego, and research universities from around the country. These scholars carry out important research related to commerce and diplomacy and actively participate in the CDD's projects and initiatives. By bringing together scholars from diverse academic backgrounds, the center aims to provide fertile ground for the development of new insights and ideas.

John Ahlquist
Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Sam Bazzi
Associate Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Eli Berman
Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Bill Bold
Lecturer, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Tai Ming Cheung
Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego; Director, UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Michael Davidson
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Fabian Eckert
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
David Fortunato
Associate Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Francisco Garfias
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Erik Gartzke
Professor, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
LaGina Gause
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
Emilie Haftner-Burton
Professor; Director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Stephan Haggard
Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies; Director, Korea-Pacific Program, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Kyle Handley
Associate Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Greg Horowitt
Director - Innovation Design, Office of Innovation and Commercialization, UC San Diego
Federica Izzo
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
Ruixue Jia
Associate Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Michael Joseph
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University
Uma R. Karmarkar
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Gaurav Khanna
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
David Lake
Jerri-Ann and Gary E. Jacobs Professor of Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego
Jim Lambright
Professor of Practice, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Munseob Lee
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Sara Lowes
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
David Michael
Professor of Practice, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Marc Muendler
Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Karthik Muralidharan
Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Megumi Naoi
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
Barry Naughton
Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Paul Niehaus
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Agustina Paglayan
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Lauren Prather
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
James Rauch
Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Nico Ravanilla
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Kate Ricke
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Christina Schneider
Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
Weiyi Shi
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Branislav Slantchev
Professor, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
Fabian Trottner
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
David Victor
Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
Joel Watson
Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Steve Wu
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego