Dr. Charles Weiss
World Bank & Georgetown University
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Georgetown University; Former Advisor to the President of the World Bank on Science, Technology & Innovation
Biography
Dr. Charles Weiss was appointed in 1971 as the World Bank’s first Science and Technology Advisor and served in this capacity until 1985. Under his direction, the Bank financed pioneering methods of support to innovative technology in Israel, Korea, and Spain. Between 1985-97, he was the Principal of Global Technology Management, Inc. He taught at the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University, the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State.