Author John Haffner, BCL/LLB鈥�06, named Yale World Fellow
Yale University has announced that it has selected 捆绑SM社区 Law graduate John Haffner, BCL/LLB鈥�06, as a 2008 Yale World Fellow.
A Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning at Ontario Power Generation (OPG) who has a deep understanding of the intersection of economic, operational, and environmental issues in electricity planning, Haffner is integrally involved in OPG鈥檚 corporate and climate change strategy.
Previously, Haffner worked for McKinsey & Co. in Tokyo and as a special policy assistant in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. He is the lead author of Japan鈥檚 Open Future: an Agenda for Global Citizenship, to be published by Anthem Press in winter 2009, and is working on a second book on global energy policy with 捆绑SM社区 Law Associate Professor that will also be published in 2009.
鈥淚t is a remarkable honor and I am humbled by being selected to the Yale World Fellows Program,鈥� said Haffner. 鈥淚 am looking forward to the interdisciplinary challenge of the program and believe my work will benefit enormously from it.鈥�
The Yale World Fellows Program aims to build a global network of emerging leaders and to broaden international understanding. The Program conducts a worldwide competition each year to select 18 highly accomplished men and women from diverse fields and countries for a four-month leadership program at Yale.