Ian H. Solomon
About Ian H. Solomon
An educator, diplomat, policy maker, and businessman with over 20 years of experience in more than 40 countries, Ian H. Solomon is Dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. The Batten School has the distinction of being the only school of public policy administration in the U.S. that is explicitly committed to teaching leadership. The School’s programs inspire students to act vigorously, effectively and ethically on behalf of the common good. Previously, Solomon was the founder and CEO of SolomonGlobal, LLC, an advisory firm specializing in negotiation, collaboration and conflict management. Solomon created SolomonGlobal to advance the art and science of cooperation, offering unique learning experiences and strategic advisory and facilitation services to individuals, organizations, governments, and partnerships worldwide. Prior to SolomonGlobal, Solomon was Vice President for Global Engagement at the University of Chicago. From 2010 to 2013 Solomon served as the U.S. Executive Director for the World Bank Group, representing the United States in multilateral diplomacy and multi-stakeholder agreements. Prior to his role at the World Bank, Solomon worked as Senior Advisor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Before joining the Treasury team, Solomon served as Legislative Counsel to then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama for four years. Solomon is originally from New York City. He earned his AB magna cum laude from Harvard University and his JD from Yale Law School. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a non-resident Fellow on Africa for the Chicago Council of Global Affairs.