Merit Janow

Janow has been dean of Columbia University’s School of International ad Public Affairs (SIPA) since 2013, and is a professor at SIPA and Columbia Law School. Her government experience includes four years as one of the seven members of the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body, and deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for Japan and China. She negotiated more than a dozen trade agreements with Japan and China. She currently serves on the boards of Mastercard and the American Funds.