William Burke-White is a professor of law at Penn Law School, inaugural
director of Perry World House, and a co-faculty lead for the Global Order:
Power, Technology, and Governance research theme. Burke-White is an
expert on international law and global governance, served in the Obama
Administration from 2009-2011 on Secretary Clinton's Policy Planning
Staff, providing the Secretary direct policy advice on multilateral diplomacy
and international institutions. He was principal drafter of the Quadrennial
Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), Secretary Clinton's hallmark
foreign policy and institutional reform effort. Burke-White has written
extensively in the fields of international law and institutions, with focus on
international criminal and international economic law. His work has addressed
issues of post-conflict justice; the International Criminal Court; international
human rights, and international arbitration. His current research explores
gaps in the global governance system and the challenges of international legal
regulation in a world of rising powers and divergent interests. In 2008 he
received the A. Leo Levin Award and in 2007 the Robert A. Gorman award for
Excellence in Teaching.