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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Kenneth Dam

Kenneth Dam

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

A former deputy secretary in the U.S. Departments of Treasury and State, Ken Dam focuses on economic and U.S. foreign policy; national security; and science and technology. He is also a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.



Expertise

economic policy; intellectual property; international affairs; national security; science and technology; U.S. foreign policy

Background

Current Positions
Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American and Foreign Law, and Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School

Past Positions
Deputy Secretary, Department of Treasury;Deputy Secretary, Department of State;Vice President for Law and External Relations, IBM (1986-1992);Provost, University of Chicago (1980-82);Executive Director, Council on Economic Policy (1973);Assistant Director for National Security and International Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (1971-73);Visiting Professor, University of Freiburg i. Br., Germany (1964);Associate, Cravath, Swaine, and Moore (1958-1960);U.S. Supreme Court Law Clerk (1957-1958)

Education

LL.D. (hon.), New School for Social Research, 1983;J.D., University of Chicago, 1957;B.S., University of Kansas, 1954

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