Global Development Policy Center – Annual Report 2024

The Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is a policy-oriented research center working to advance financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe through rigorous interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and strategic communications.

The GDP Center is a University-wide research center in partnership with the Office of Research and the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University.

In its seventh year of operation, the GDP Center is proud to present the 2024 Annual Report. The report provides an overview of the mission and strategic plan of the GDP Center, while also reviewing the work and impact of its research initiatives. Additionally, the report details the experiential learning and student research opportunities conducted at the Center, along with an overview of strategic communications, policy engagement and finances. The 2024 Annual Report builds off the guiding vision set forth in the GDP Center’s Strategic Plan, 2023-2028.

There are two aspects that make the GDP Center unique among development-oriented centers across other academic institutions. First and foremost, the GDP Center recognizes that the development process is complex and thus, it is accordingly interdisciplinary in its approach. To that end, the Faculty Steering Committee is staffed with experts in law, engineering, business, public health, economics, sociology and global studies. 

Second, the GDP Center places a premium on global engagement—generating concrete policy lessons from rigorous research and advancing them into the global discourse via strategic communications. 

The ambition of the GDP Center is to be recognized for its intellectual leadership and global engagement. The GDP Center strives to not only be a think tank, but also a do tank.