Ismail Serageldin, Director,
Library of Alexandria, also chairs the Boards of Directors for each of the BA's
affiliated research institutes and museums. He serves as Chair and Member of a
number of advisory committees for academic, research, scientific and
international institutions and civil society efforts which includes the
Institut d'Egypte (Egyptian Academy of Science), TWAS (Third World Academy for
Sciences), the Indian National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the
European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is former Chairman, Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR, 1994-2000), Founder and
former Chairman, the Global Water Partnership (GWP, 1996-2000) and the
Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP), a microfinance program
(1995-2000) and was Distinguished Professor at Wageningen
University in the Netherlands.
Serageldin has also served in a number of capacities at the World Bank,
including as Vice President for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable
Development (1992-1998), and for Special Programs (1998-2000). He has published
over 60 books and monographs and over 200 papers on a variety of topics
including biotechnology, rural development, sustainability, and the value of
science to society. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Cairo University
and Master's degree and a PhD from Harvard
University and has
received 25 honorary doctorates.