Dr. Edmund Malesky is a Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at Duke University and a noted specialist in economic development, authoritarian institutions and comparative political economy.

In 2020, he became the director of the Duke Center for International Development (DCID), a unit within Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy that advances international development policy and practice through interdisciplinary approaches to post-graduate education, mid-career training, international advising, and research.

In 2019, he was elected Chair of the Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG) Council.

Since 2014, he has been a board member for the International Political Economy Society (IPES). He also serves on the editorial boards of several publications, including the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and the Journal of East Asian Studies.

In 2012, he received a state medal from the Government of Vietnam for his role in promoting economic development for USAID’s Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index. In 2013, he was appointed by President Obama to serve on the board of the Vietnam Education Foundation.

Dr. Malesky has published extensively in leading political science and economic journals and has received several academic awards including the Harvard Academy Fellowship (2004-2005; 2007-2008) and the Rockefeller Bellagio Residency Fellowship (2014).