Tim Cullen (banker)

Tim Cullen
MBE
Born23 March 1944 (1944-03-23) (age 80)
Harlow, Essex, England
Education
OccupationNegotiator
Organizations
Websitewww.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/people/tim-cullen-mbe

Tim Cullen MBE is a former chief spokesman and director of information and public affairs[1] of the World Bank, and former executive director of the Small Countries Financial Management Centre.[2] He is an associate fellow of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, where he teaches the Oxford Programme on Negotiation which he founded. [3] He was a senior associate member of St Antony's College, Oxford, from 2000 to 2016.[4] [5] He is a former commissioner for the Financial Supervision Commission of the Isle of Man Government.[6]

In June 2014, he was awarded the MBE for services to international financial management.[7]

Early life

Born on 23 March 1944 in Harlow, Essex, he is the son of Brian Cullen CBE,[1] who joined the British Embassy in Stockholm as commercial counsellor in 1957,[8] and the brother of Dr Pat Cullen.[9][10]

He was educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, gaining his MA from Trinity College, Dublin.[1]

Early career

From 1967 to 1969, Cullen taught English at Saint Edwards School, Florida,[1] and joined Ford Motor Company Limited in 1969, where he worked in international media relations. In 1973, he transferred to the parent company in Dearborn, Michigan. From 1975 to 1978, Cullen headed the international public affairs unit at Continental Bank in Chicago.[1]

Career at the World Bank

Cullen spent twenty-one years at the World Bank working as the spokesman to the Washington Press Corps from 1978 to 1984, before becoming chief of external relations in the World Bank's European office in Paris.[1]

In May 1990, he returned to the United States and worked as the Bank's chief spokesman until 1996.

In 1990, Cullen coined the expression 'a dollar a day' in reference to the World Development Report's finding that approximately one billion people lived on three hundred and seventy dollars per year.[11][12] Both the written report and press conference employed this term.[12]

From 1996 until 1999, Cullen served as senior advisor to the vice presidency of the World Bank's external and UN affairs department. From June to September 1997, he took on a special assignment as the World Bank's representative in Hong Kong.[1]

From 1990 to 1998, he was a member of the joint United Nations Information Committee (JUNIC)[1] In 2000, the Director-General of UNESCO appointed Cullen to be a member of a group of information and communication experts.[1][13]

Cullen played an active role in the World Bank's work on the reconstruction of Bosnia[14] and the transformation of the former Soviet Union countries into market economies.[15]

Post-World Bank career

Cullen managed the Asian Development Bank's Water Awareness Programme from 2002 to 2006.[16] [17] [18] [19][20] and moderated sessions at World Water Forums in Kyoto and Mexico. [21]

He was involved in the creating the World Commission on Dams and co-ordinated the launch of its final report in November 2000.[22]

Cullen is a regular commentator on World Bank affairs.[23][24] He also comments on the challenges facing developing nations.[25][26][27]

He advised the Growth Commission before the launch of their global Growth Report in 2008. [28]

Governance and ethics

Cullen is a former commissioner for the Financial Supervision Commission of the Isle of Man Government[29] He is an executive director of the Small Countries Financial Management Centre.[30] [31] [32] [33]

He speaks regularly on the subject of governance and business ethics[34] [35][36] He was a trustee of the Institute of Business Ethics [37] from 2006 to 2014.

Negotiation

Teaching

Cullen is an associate fellow of the Saïd Business School,[38] University of Oxford where he created the Oxford Programme on Negotiation with Sherman Roberts.[39] Cullen continues to teach on the Programme.[38] He is a professor of management practice at the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China.[38] In 2010, Cullen visited Pyongyang where he taught negotiation to the United Nations' North Korea team.[40] In 2018, he led a course on the art of cross-cultural negotiation in Bangkok, Thailand.[41]

Commentary

Cullen has provided insight into trade, business and negotiation matters for many years.[38] Between 2010 and 2017, he contributed to WUCF-TV's Global Perspectives where he discussed the challenges faced by small countries,[42][43] effective negotiation techniques for politics,[44] and doing business with China.[45] In 2016 and 2017, Cullen made appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Bottom Line as a trade deal expert.[46][47] In the same years, Cullen published several commentaries on the Brexit negotiations.[48][49][50]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Debretts People of Today "Tim Cullen, Esq Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Tim Cullen, Esq Profile". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2011. Accessed 14 April 2011
  2. ^ "9 July 2010 IFC (International Finance Centre) – Initiative is helping development of small countries". International Finance Corporation. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Oxford Said MBA People". Saïd Business School. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
  4. ^ "People". St Antony's College, Oxford. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Isle of Man Government Financial Supervision Commission Membership Structure". Isle of Man Government. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Membership of the Financial Supervision Commission". Financial Supervision Commission. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2014: Commonwealth". The Guardian. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. ^ http://www.gulabin.com/britishdiplomats/pdf/BRIT%20DIPS%201900-2011.pdf Pages 150 and 167 Accessed 29 June 2011
  9. ^ 24 December 2004, The Guardian Interview with Dr. Pat Cullen. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/dec/24/christmas.stuartjeffries Accessed 14 April 2011
  10. ^ 24 December 2004, The Guardian, King William Quiz http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/dec/24/christmas.features11 Accessed 14 April 2011
  11. ^ Ravallion, Martin; Chen, Shaohua; Sangraula, Prem (26 June 2009). "Dollar a Day Revisited". The World Bank Economic Review. 23 (2): 163–184. doi:10.1093/wber/lhp007 – via Oxford University Press.
  12. ^ a b Blue, Sanne; Vermeulen, Maite (28 July 2016). "Who coined the term "living on $1 a day" anyway?". De Correspondent (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  13. ^ "UNESCO 161st Executive Board Report – Comprehensive strategy UNESCO's action, to strengthen the coordination of information and dissemination activities". UNESCO. 24 October 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Keep up the momentum of Rebuilding in Bosnia – Commentary". International Herald Tribune. 12 July 1996.
  15. ^ "CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR TOP MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS" (PDF). International Finance Corporation.
  16. ^ 2004, Water Awareness Programme ADB National Media Workshop on Water – ADB.org
  17. ^ "Water deficiency remains key issue". The New Humanitarian. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  18. ^ 5 February 2006, Meeting Report on Journalist Workshop on Water Issues in Bangkok
  19. ^ August 2006 Article in Asian Development Bank e-newsletter – Water For All News. A Remarkable Process and a Lasting Legacy but the debate Goes on www.adb.org/water/wap/2006/Meeting-Report-Reg-Workshop.pdf
  20. ^ Water Voices From Around The World http://www.watervoices.com/bio.html Accessed 14 April 2011
  21. ^ Ganter, Carl J. (16 March 2006). "Water and the Media at the World Water Forum". Water News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Nelson Mandela and World Commission on Dams launch 'landmark' report". Edie. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Interview WBEZ". 1 May 2007.
  24. ^ 25 April 2007 Letter Financial Times
  25. ^ Johnston, Eric (20 March 2003). "Water forum considers status of water access as basic human right". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  26. ^ Cullen, Tim (1 August 2005). "The integration of East Asian economies could bring widespread benefits for the region, but how far and how fast could such a move proceed?". ADB Review. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  27. ^ Cullen, Tim (25 April 2007). "Wanted at post-Wolfowitz World Bank – a visionary pragmatist". Financial Times. London. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
  28. ^ "Oxford Global Media Projects". Oxford Global Media. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011.
  29. ^ "FSC Appoints New Board Members". Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011. Accessed 14 April
  30. ^ "Initiative is helping development of small countries – Chief Secretary's Office Press Release". Isle of Man Government. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  31. ^ "Isle of Man Guide". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  32. ^ "Treasury Minister Meets Financial Leaders in Washington – Announces Plan to Help Developing Small States – Chief Secretary's Office Press Release". Isle of Man Government. 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012.
  33. ^ Bersia, John (15 August 2009). "PLAIN DEALER OPINION". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
  34. ^ "Globalisation – Good or Bad? – Speech at Worldaware Conference". World Aware. 4 March 2004.
  35. ^ "Beyond Compliance – Creating an Ethical Business Environment – Speech at OECD-SECODAM Conference (French), Mexico City" (PDF). OECD. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  36. ^ "Making the International Economic Institutions transparent and accountable". IFI Watchnet. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
  37. ^ "Trustees". Institute of Business Ethics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  38. ^ a b c d Oxford Said MBA People http://www.saidoxford.com/oxford-said-mba-class-profile-faculty-alumni.htm Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 14 April 2011
  39. ^ "Sherman D. Roberts". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011. Accessed 16 June 2011
  40. ^ Cullen, Tim (18 January 2011). "Cultural musings from a visit to North Korea". Cross Culture. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  41. ^ KONGRUT, ANCHALEE (16 July 2018). "The subtle art of negotiation with people across cultures". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  42. ^ UCF Global Perspectives – Dollars and Sense (YouTube). University of Central Florida. 2 April 2010.
  43. ^ Global Perspectives: Tim Cullen (YouTube). WUCF TV. 21 May 2017.
  44. ^ Global Perspectives: Tim Cullen (YouTube). University of Central Florida. 17 April 2012.
  45. ^ Global Perspectives: Tim Cullen (YouTube). WUFC TV. 21 May 2017.
  46. ^ How to Negotiate (Audio). BBC. 25 June 2016.
  47. ^ Davis, Ethan (26 January 2017). The Bottom Line (Audio). BBC.
  48. ^ Cullen, Tim (19 August 2016). "May's Brexit Plan". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  49. ^ Cullen, Tim (16 July 2017). "The UK needs to overhaul its tactics if it wants to negotiate Brexit successfully". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  50. ^ Cullen, Tim (27 June 2017). "This time next year, reversing Brexit could be a real possibility". Prospect. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  • Asian Development Bank [1]
  • Growth Commission [2]
  • Institute of Business Ethics [3]
  • International Monetary Fund [4]
  • Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission [5]
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) [6]
  • Said Business School [7]
  • Small Countries Financial Management Centre [8]
  • Small States Network for Economic Development [9]
  • St Antony's College, Oxford [10]
  • Trinity College, Dublin [11]
  • UNESCO [12]
  • United Nations [13]
  • United Nations Communications Group [14]
  • World Bank [15]
  • World Conservation Union [16]