Stuart Kerr

Stuart Kerr is the President and Acting Executive Director of the International Law Institute (ILI), a position he has held since September 2020.12 He has nearly 40 years of experience in legal, regulatory, trade, dispute resolution, legal reform, and technical assistance issues throughout the developing world.3

Prior to his current role, Kerr's career includes:

1. Counsel and Africa Practice Coordinator at Jones Day (2015-2020)3
2. Legal and Regulatory Director at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (2005-2015)3
3. Senior Counsel for Europe and Eurasia at the Department of Commerce's Commercial Law Development Program (2002-2005)3
4. Executive Director of the International Law Institute (1988-2002)3

Currently, Kerr also serves as:

• Consulting Attorney for Southeast Europe at the Commercial Law Development Program - U.S. Department of Commerce (September 2023 - Present)4
• Member of the Trade Advisory Committee on Africa for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (March 2018 - Present)4

Kerr has extensive experience in international development, having advised organizations, corporations, and governments in numerous developing and emerging economies. He is known for his expertise in judicial reform, trade, alternative dispute resolution, and anticorruption.3

His LinkedIn username is stuarthkerr.4