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Transparent Engagement

As a school dedicated to solving real world public problems, we recognize the strong value of faculty engagement with public and private actors outside of HKS. The school seeks to advance and strengthen our connections to the world of practice in both its scholarship and teaching. We will continue to promote and support these activities as appropriate.

At the same time, as a school dedicated to advancing the public interest, the reputations of individual faculty members, the School, the University, and the credibility of our work itself can be damaged by potential conflicts of interest. To address this, the University and the School have adopted a set of disclosure and conflict of interest policies. Such policies aim to balance the value of involvement with the real world actors we seek to understand, the legitimate desire of the public for transparency, and the autonomy and privacy interests of individual members of the faculty. A simple summary of our goal is "transparent engagement."

This website is one of many tools available to HKS faculty to facilitate public disclosure of their outside professional activities.



Outside Professional Activities For Akash Deep


International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), international arbitration institution, part of the World Bank Group, Financial Expert for the Tribunal, 2011 onwards, paid.

World Bank, international financial institution, consultant and speaker on Public-Private Partnerships, 2011 onwards, paid

International Finance Corporation, international financial institution, consultant and speaker on infrastructure finance, project finance, and Public-Private Partnerships, 2011 onwards, paid

Inter-American Development Bank, international financial institution, speaker on Public-Private Partnerships, 2011, paid

Government of Kazakhstan, national government, consultant on financial policy, 2011 onwards, paid

KPMG, professional services company, speaker on corporate risk management, 2011, paid

Bank for International Settlements, international financial institution, advisor and speaker on infrastructure finance, 2014, paid

King Abdullah Economic City, urban megaproject, speaker on Public-Private Partnerships, 2014

Federal Highway Administration, United States government institution, expert technical consultant on transport Public-Private Partnerships, 2013 onwards

Real Colegio Complutense, International Academic Program, Academic Advisor and speaker on Public-Private Partnerships, 2007 onwards, paid

Michelin, private company, speaker on Mobilizing private investment for sustainable transport infrastructure and innovative mobility services, 2014, paid


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