Tim Cullen (International Development)
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Tim Cullen is a former Chief Spokesman and Director of Information and Public Affairs of the World Bank
and Executive Director of the Small Countries Financial Management Centre
. He is an Associate Fellow of the Saïd Business School
at the University of Oxford where he directs and teaches on the Oxford Programme on Negotiation, and a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College, Oxford. He has, since 2001, been a Commissioner for the Financial Supervision Commission of the Isle of Man Government.
EARLY LIFE
Born on 23 March 1944 in Harlow, UK, he is the son of Brian Cullen CBE, who joined the British Embassy in Stockholm as Commercial Counsellor in 1957, and brother of Dr. Pat Cullen.
He was educated at King William’s College, Isle of Man, gaining his MA from Trinity College, Dublin.
EARLY CAREER
After spending two years as an English teacher in the United States Tim Cullen held international media relations positions in the UK with Ford Motor Company Limited, which he joined in 1969. In 1973 he transferred to the American parent company in Dearborn, Michigan. Between 1975 and 1978 Cullen headed the International Public Affairs Unit at Continental Bank in Chicago, which was at that time the sixth largest bank in the United States
WORLD BANK
Tim Cullen spent 21 years at the World Bank, initially as Spokesman to the Washington Press Corps (1978 to 1984), before becoming Chief of External Relations in the World Bank’s European Office in Paris.
In May 1990 he returned from Paris to Washington as the Bank’s Chief Spokesman until 1996 and from 1996 until 1999 served as Senior Advisor for the World Bank's external and UN affairs Vice Presidency. From June to September 1997, he took on a special assignment as the World Bank’s representative in Hong Kong. Between 1990 and 1998 Cullen was a member of the Joint United Nations Information Committee (JUNIC) and was appointed by the Director General of UNESCO
in 2000 to be a member of an Experts Group on Information and Communication.
Cullen was associated with transformation of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to market economies, and played an active role in the World Bank’s work on the reconstruction of Bosnia. He is the author of Yugoslavia and the World Bank (1979) and co-founder with Professor Miroljub Labus
, former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, of a company located in Belgrade which states its mission as that of attracting invesment into and protecting the reputation of Serbia.
POST WORLD BANK
Since leaving Tim Cullen has been a regular commentator on World Bank affairs and a media commentator and speaker on the challenges developing nations face.
He managed the Asian Development Bank
’s Water Awareness Programme from 2002 to 2006. Cullen also moderated sessions at World Water Forums in Kyoto and Mexico.
He was involved in the creation of the World Commission on Dams
and co-ordinated the launch of its final report in November 2000. He advised the Independent Commission on Growth and Development (Growth Commission
) prior to the launch of their global Growth Report in 2008
GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS
Tim Cullen is a Member of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) of the Isle of Man Government
and Executive Director of the Small Countries Financial Management Centre
which runs the Small Countries Financial Management Programme, a capacity building initiative which began in 2009 to bring together senior finance government officials from small countries for a two-week annual executive education programme.
He speaks regularly on the subject of governance and business ethics and is a Trustee of The Institute of Business Ethics
which was set up in 1986, to encourage high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values and to raise public awareness of the importance of doing business ethically.
NEGOTIATION
Tim Cullen created the Oxford Programme on Negotiation at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
with Sherman Roberts, formerly of the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard.
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and Executive Director of the Small Countries Financial Management Centre
Small Countries Financial Management Centre
SMALL COUNTRIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CENTREThe Small Countries Financial Management Centre is a charity which was established in June 2009. It is, in effect, a "micro multilateral" body whose purpose is to help to contribute to the growth and prosperity of small states through capacity building...
. He is an Associate Fellow of the Saïd Business School
Saïd Business School
Saïd Business School is the business school of the University of Oxford in England, located on the north side of Frideswide Square on the former site of Oxford Rewley Road railway station. It is the University's centre of learning for graduate and undergraduate students in business, management...
at the University of Oxford where he directs and teaches on the Oxford Programme on Negotiation, and a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College, Oxford. He has, since 2001, been a Commissioner for the Financial Supervision Commission of the Isle of Man Government.
EARLY LIFE
Born on 23 March 1944 in Harlow, UK, he is the son of Brian Cullen CBE, who joined the British Embassy in Stockholm as Commercial Counsellor in 1957, and brother of Dr. Pat Cullen.
He was educated at King William’s College, Isle of Man, gaining his MA from Trinity College, Dublin.
EARLY CAREER
After spending two years as an English teacher in the United States Tim Cullen held international media relations positions in the UK with Ford Motor Company Limited, which he joined in 1969. In 1973 he transferred to the American parent company in Dearborn, Michigan. Between 1975 and 1978 Cullen headed the International Public Affairs Unit at Continental Bank in Chicago, which was at that time the sixth largest bank in the United States
WORLD BANK
Tim Cullen spent 21 years at the World Bank, initially as Spokesman to the Washington Press Corps (1978 to 1984), before becoming Chief of External Relations in the World Bank’s European Office in Paris.
In May 1990 he returned from Paris to Washington as the Bank’s Chief Spokesman until 1996 and from 1996 until 1999 served as Senior Advisor for the World Bank's external and UN affairs Vice Presidency. From June to September 1997, he took on a special assignment as the World Bank’s representative in Hong Kong. Between 1990 and 1998 Cullen was a member of the Joint United Nations Information Committee (JUNIC) and was appointed by the Director General of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
in 2000 to be a member of an Experts Group on Information and Communication.
Cullen was associated with transformation of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to market economies, and played an active role in the World Bank’s work on the reconstruction of Bosnia. He is the author of Yugoslavia and the World Bank (1979) and co-founder with Professor Miroljub Labus
Miroljub Labus
Miroljub Labus is a Serbian economist and politician. Currently he's a University of Belgrade professor, lecturing political economy at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law...
, former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, of a company located in Belgrade which states its mission as that of attracting invesment into and protecting the reputation of Serbia.
POST WORLD BANK
Since leaving Tim Cullen has been a regular commentator on World Bank affairs and a media commentator and speaker on the challenges developing nations face.
He managed the Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
’s Water Awareness Programme from 2002 to 2006. Cullen also moderated sessions at World Water Forums in Kyoto and Mexico.
He was involved in the creation of the World Commission on Dams
World Commission on Dams
The World Commission on Dams was formed in April 1997, to research the environmental, social and economic impacts of the development of large dams globally...
and co-ordinated the launch of its final report in November 2000. He advised the Independent Commission on Growth and Development (Growth Commission
Growth Commission
The Commission on Growth and Development was an independent body chaired by Michael Spence that brought together 22 policy-makers, academics, and business leaders to examine various aspects of economic growth and development.Launched in 2006, the Commission set out to take stock of the state of...
) prior to the launch of their global Growth Report in 2008
GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS
Tim Cullen is a Member of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) of the Isle of Man Government
Isle of Man Government
The Isle of Man Government is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, representing HM Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann...
and Executive Director of the Small Countries Financial Management Centre
Small Countries Financial Management Centre
SMALL COUNTRIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CENTREThe Small Countries Financial Management Centre is a charity which was established in June 2009. It is, in effect, a "micro multilateral" body whose purpose is to help to contribute to the growth and prosperity of small states through capacity building...
which runs the Small Countries Financial Management Programme, a capacity building initiative which began in 2009 to bring together senior finance government officials from small countries for a two-week annual executive education programme.
He speaks regularly on the subject of governance and business ethics and is a Trustee of The Institute of Business Ethics
Institute of Business Ethics
The Institute of Business Ethics or IBE is a non-profit professional organization based in London, which encourages high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values...
which was set up in 1986, to encourage high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values and to raise public awareness of the importance of doing business ethically.
NEGOTIATION
Tim Cullen created the Oxford Programme on Negotiation at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
with Sherman Roberts, formerly of the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard.
External links
- Asian Development Bank http://www.adb.org
- Growth Commission http://www.growthcommission.org
- Institute of Business Ethics http://www.ibe.org.uk
- International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org
- Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission http://www.gov.im/fsc
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org
- Said Business School http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk
- Small Countries Financial Management Centre http://www.scfmc.im
- Small States Network for Economic Development http://www.ssned.org
- St Antony's College, Oxford http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk
- Trinity College, Dublin http://www.tcd.ie
- UNESCO http://www.unesco.org
- United Nations http://www.un.org/en
- United Nations Communications Group http://unic.un.org/
- World Bank http://www.worldbank.org
- World Conservation Union http://www.iucn.org