Navtej Dhillon
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Navtej Dhillon is a Senior Adviser at the United States Department of the Treasury
, specializing in international development
policy. Dhillon was formerly Fellow and Director of the Middle East Youth Initiative at the Wolfensohn Center for Development, housed in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution
.
Dhillon's research includes international development
with a critical focus on youth in the Middle East. He is co-editor with Tarik Yousef
of Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East (Brookings Press, 2009). He has written on the topics of waithood
, marriage, the Middle East’s economy, the Middle East youth bulge, is a regular commentator on economic development in the Middle East, and was featured in the New York Times commenting on youth in Algeria
. Navtej Dhillon also served as special adviser and speech writer to former World Bank
President and Special Envoy to the Middle East James D. Wolfensohn.
Before working at Brookings, Mr. Dhillon spent two years as an associate at the World Bank
(2003-2005). At the World Bank, he founded the Youth2Youth Community (Y2Y) and Youth Innovation Fund– two initiatives which empowered young World Bank professionals to partner with young civil society organizations in developing countries to address youth-related issues. He also worked on social development issues in China, Indonesia, Philippines and parts of the Balkans.
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue...
, specializing in international development
International development
International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
policy. Dhillon was formerly Fellow and Director of the Middle East Youth Initiative at the Wolfensohn Center for Development, housed in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
.
Dhillon's research includes international development
International development
International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
with a critical focus on youth in the Middle East. He is co-editor with Tarik Yousef
Tarik Yousef
Dr. Tarik Yousef el-Magariaf was an Associate Professor of Economics in the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at the , at Georgetown University. He is the son of Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, Libya's former ambassador to India and the Secretary General of the 1980s group, the National Front for...
of Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East (Brookings Press, 2009). He has written on the topics of waithood
Waithood
Waithood refers to the period of stagnation in the lives of young unemployed college graduates in the Middle East and North Africa region, described as "a kind of prolonged adolescence"....
, marriage, the Middle East’s economy, the Middle East youth bulge, is a regular commentator on economic development in the Middle East, and was featured in the New York Times commenting on youth in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. Navtej Dhillon also served as special adviser and speech writer to former World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
President and Special Envoy to the Middle East James D. Wolfensohn.
Before working at Brookings, Mr. Dhillon spent two years as an associate at the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
(2003-2005). At the World Bank, he founded the Youth2Youth Community (Y2Y) and Youth Innovation Fund– two initiatives which empowered young World Bank professionals to partner with young civil society organizations in developing countries to address youth-related issues. He also worked on social development issues in China, Indonesia, Philippines and parts of the Balkans.