Jeni Klugman is a development economist. She is Managing Director of the Institute for Women, Peace and Security at

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and a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’sbr>Women in Public Policy Program
at

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. She was formerly Director of Gender and Development at the

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, where she served as lead spokesperson on gender equality issues and was responsible for developing strategic directions to support the institution's gender and development priorities. She also serves or has served on several advisory boards, including the World Economic Forum's Advisory Board on Sustainability and Competitiveness, and those related to the work of the Council on Foreign Relations, Plan International, International Civil Society Network, UNDP 2013 World Report on Democratic Governance, and a European Union research program on GDP and beyond. Prior to taking up this position in August 2011, Klugman was the director and lead author of three global Human Development Reports published by the

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: ''Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development'' (2009); ''The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development'' (2010); and ''Sustainability and Equity: a Better Future for All'' (2011). From 1992-2008, she held various positions at the World Bank, focusing in particular on poverty, inequality, and human development in low-income countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Klugman has published a number of books, papers and reports on topics ranging from poverty reduction strategies and labor markets to conflict, health reform, education, and decentralization. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the

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, as well as postgraduate degrees in Law and Development Economics from

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, where she was a

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http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/716057?c=people National Library of Australia (Accessed March 2011) Jeni is the daughter of former Labor MP, Richard Klugman ('

Dick Klugman Richard Emanuel Klugman (18 January 1924 – 21 February 2011) was an Australian doctor, activist and politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1990, representing the ...

'), and civil libertarian

Kristine Klugman Kristine Kay Klugman (''nee Barnard'') is an Australian author, academic and the co-founder of Civil Liberties Australia. Prior to her role as inaugural President of Civil Liberties Australia, she had a career in research, politics and public ...

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