Adil Najam served as Vice Chancellor of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan, and is now the Inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University (since 2014). He has also taught at MIT and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and is a past Director of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University. He remains a Professor of International Relations and of Earth & Environment. Prof. Najam was a co-author for the Third and Fourth Assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), work for which the scientific panel was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing the public understanding of climate change science. His recent books include Pakistanis in America: Portrait of a Giving Community (2006); Trade and Environment Negotiations: A Resource Book (2006); Envisioning a Sustainable Development Agenda for Trade and Environment (2006); Environment, Development and Human Security: Perspectives from South Asia (2003); and Civic Entrepreneurship (2002).