Prof. Paul Vaaler

Paul M. Vaaler is a professor and the John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business, a joint faculty appointment of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and Law School. He is an academic research and applied policy expert on financing sustainable development through foreign multinational-led infrastructure investment projects and migrant remittance-based micro-businesses. Over a 30-year career, Professor Vaaler’s published academic research has been featured in numerous policy papers and technical reports for international organizations like the World Bank and United Nations Trade and Development as well as international media outlets like the New York Times and Economist. A globally recognized scholar in his fields of study, Professor Vaaler has held several visiting faculty positions at other leading academic institutions such as Oxford University where he was the Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor of Business and Development. A native Minnesotan, he has degrees from Carleton College, Oxford University where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, Harvard Law School, and the University of Minnesota. You can learn more about Professor Vaaler’s background, interests, and achievements at his University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management (https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/paul-vaaler) and Law School (https://law.umn.edu/profiles/paul-vaaler) faculty websites.