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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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
Brock Bierman, et al.: To preserve support for Ukraine, we need charities to commit to a code of conduct
Daniel F. Runde in Chicago Tribune — August 18, 2023
Blinken's trip to the Caribbean could signal a new chapter for U.S. foreign policy
Daniel F. Runde in NPR — July 8, 2023
China and Russia are closer than ever. So why is Ukraine relying on Chinese tech firms?
Daniel F. Runde in The Hill — May 9, 2023
Why American industry should invest in Ukraine
Daniel F. Runde in The Hill — April 21, 2023
US should step up to make sure President Lasso can finish his term
Daniel F. Runde in The Hill — April 19, 2023
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Strengthening U.S. Government Development Finance Institutions
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Homi Kharas,George Ingram and Ben Leo — December 17, 2013
What Can Civilian Power Accomplish in Foreign Crises?
Commentary by J. Stephen Morrison, Daniel F. Runde, and Robert D. Lamb — November 13, 2013
The Future of Public-Private Partnerships: Strengthening a Powerful Instrument for Global Development
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Amasia Zargarian — October 25, 2013
China’s Li Yong Wins UNIDO Elections: Implications from an American Perspective
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Maggie Nelsen — June 27, 2013
The United States Global Leadership Coalition Report on Reports: Principal Ideas
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde — June 14, 2013
Anti-Corruption Efforts in Global Development
Report by Daniel F. Runde and Amasia Zargarian — April 29, 2013
10 Years of Age: Doing Business Faces Scrutiny
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Michael Klein — April 16, 2013
Our Shared Opportunity
Report by Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Thomas J. Pritzker, Daniel F. Runde, Foreword by John J. Hamre, and Carly Fiorina, Thomas A. Daschle, and Vin Weber — March 4, 2013
Critical Questions for 2013: Global Challenges
Critical Questions by Gerald Hyman, Matthew P. Goodman, Sarah Ladislaw, James Andrew Lewis, Daniel F. Runde, Scott Miller, Sharon Squassoni , and Robert D. Lamb, Stephen Flanagan and Richard Jackson — January 25, 2013