Adil Najam

Adil Najam
عادل نجم
11th President of
WWF
In office
2023 – to date
Preceded byNeville Isdell
1st (Founding) Dean of
Pardee School, Boston University
In office
2014–2022
Succeeded byScott Taylor
3rd Vice Chancellor of
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
In office
2011–2014
Preceded byAhmad Durrani
Succeeded bySohail H. Naqvi
Personal details
BornRawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U.S.
Known forHigherEd Leadership
Environmental Leadership
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsInternational Relations
Climate Change
Environmental Policy
Development Policy
South Asia Politics
Institutions
Doctoral advisorLarry Susskind

Adil Najam (Urdu: عادل نجم) is a Pakistani academic who also serves as the global President of WWF, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (starting July 2023),[1] and is Dean Emerıtus and Professor of International Relations and Earth and Environment at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He was the founding Dean of the Pardee School from its creation in 2014 until 2022, when he was awarded the status of Dean Emeritus by Boston University. Previously he had served as vice-chancellor of the LUMS in Lahore, Pakistan.[2]

  1. ^ "Dr Adil Najam appointed new President of WWF International". WWF site. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile Adil Najam". Boston University site. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.