Daniel F. Runde

Daniel F. Runde is a senior vice president, director of the Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD), and holds the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a leading global think tank. Mr. Runde also served as the acting director for the CSIS Americas Program from 2020-2022. His work is oriented around U.S. leadership in building a more democratic and prosperous world. Among his many other contributions, Mr. Runde was as an architect of the BUILD Act, contributed to the reauthorization of the U.S. EXIM Bank in 2018, and was an architect of Prosper Africa, a U.S. government initiative to deepen the United States' commercial and development engagement in Africa. He has been a leading voice on the role and future of the World Bank Group and U.S. leadership in the multilateral system. Prior to CSIS, Mr. Runde held leadership roles at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Runde worked in commercial banking at Citibank in Argentina and in investment banking at Alex. Brown & Sons. Mr. Runde was granted the Officer’s Cross in the Order of Isabel la Católica, a Spanish civil order. Currently, he serves on the board of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), the Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF), Spirit of America, and the Ashesi University Foundation. Mr. Runde is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee. He is also a columnist for The Hill and hosts a CSIS podcast series, Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, & Foreign Policy with Dan Runde. Mr. Runde is also the author of the book The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power (Bombardier Books, 2022). He previously chaired two U.S. government advisory committees: the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid at USAID and the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee at the U.S. EXIM Bank. Fluent in Spanish, he graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College and holds a master’s in public policy from Harvard University.
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Modernization of USAID
Daniel F. Runde in Medium — February 9, 2025
Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns
Daniel F. Runde in The New York Times — January 2, 2025
NATO meets at a moment of peak uncertainty in the West
Daniel F. Runde in The Washington Post — July 8, 2024
Time to Pass the Haiti Hope-Help Act
Daniel F. Runde in Newsmax — June 27, 2024
Reauthorize BUILD Act to Strengthen US Leadership, Global Stability
Daniel F. Runde in Newsmax — June 13, 2024
Putting Border Protection in China’s Hands Poses a Security Threat
Daniel F. Runde in The Messenger — December 7, 2023
Here's What Would Happen If We Stopped Supporting Ukraine | Opinion
Daniel F. Runde in News Week — September 21, 2023
Who is Penny Pritzker, new US special representative for Ukraine's economic recovery?
Daniel F. Runde in The Kyiv Independent — September 16, 2023
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Preserve the Dealmaking Capability of the Millennium Challenge Corporation
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Richard Crespin, and James Mazzarella — April 25, 2025
How to Successfully Merge USAID and the Department of State
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde — March 25, 2025
How to Successfully Merge USAID and the Department of State
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 25, 2025

Answering the Call: The Foreign Assistance Review
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde, Richard Crespin, and Thomas Bryja — February 28, 2025
Answering the Call: The Foreign Assistance Review
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde, Richard Crespin, and Thomas Bryja — February 28, 2025

The Clock Is Ticking on DFC Reauthorization
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — February 14, 2025

The Clock Is Ticking on DFC Reauthorization
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde — February 14, 2025
Is It Time for Another Supplemental for Ukraine?
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde and Elizabeth Hoffman — February 11, 2025

Is It Time for Another Supplemental for Ukraine?
Critical Questions by Daniel F. Runde and Elizabeth Hoffman — February 11, 2025
The AGOA Ship Is Sinking: Congress Must Act Now to Save It
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde — December 20, 2024