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ITIC is committed to having well trained and good quality staff. Its successes and
its overall effectiveness can be traced to its highly talented, diverse group of
experts - all dedicated to laying the foundation for business friendly, efficient
tax systems in program countries.

Economic Advisors
Dr. Sijbren Cnossen [Bio]
Professor of Economics
Maastricht University and former Advisor, IMF
Fiscal Affairs Department.
Dr. Charles E. McLure, Jr. [Bio]
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution,
Stanford University and former Deputy
Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury.
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Mr. Adrian Cooper [Bio]
Managing Director
Oxford Economics
Dr. Carole Nakhle [Bio]
Research Fellow in Energy at Surrey Energy
Economics Centre (SEEC)
at the University of Surrey – UK
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Prof. Joosung Jun [Bio]
Professor of Economics
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Jean-Francois Wen [Bio]
Associate Professor
University of Calgary, Canada
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Tax Law Advisors
Prof. Lee Burns [Bio]
Professor of Law
Sydney University
Dr. Stephen Phua [Bio]
Professor of Law
National University of Singapore
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Customs Advisors
Mr. Charles E. Brisbin [Bio]
Former Director, Office of Law Enforcement,
US Treasury
Mr. Brian Mearns [Bio]
Consultant, Charles Kendall Partners
(Former senior official in U.K. Customs
and Excise)
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Tax Administration and Policy Advisors
Dr. Richard Bird [Bio]
Professor, Joseph L. Rotman Centre for
Management, University of Toronto
Dr. Milwida Guevara [Bio]
CEO, Synergeia Foundation and Managing Fellow,
the Public Finance Institute of The Philippines former
Undersecretary of the Department of
Finance, The Philippines.
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Mr. Brian M. Bruh [Bio]
(Former Deputy Assistant Commissioner,
Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. IRS)
Dr. Emil Sunley [Bio]
(Former Assistant Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury)
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Mr. Hafiz Choudhury [Bio]
Principal, M Group, and former Director,
International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, Amsterdam.
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International Tax Advisors
Mr. Gerard Anderson [Bio]
Tax Partner
Ernst & Young CIS
Mr. Richard M. Hammer [Bio]
(Former President of the International Fiscal Association)
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John Couch
National Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Ms. Marlene Laro [Bio]
Legal Consultant, Adjunct Professor of Law,
Georgetown University Law Center
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