Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Tamil: ஜோமோ குவாமே சுந்தரம், romanized: Jōmō Kuvāmē Cuntaram) (born 1 December 1952) is a Malaysian economist.

[2] Jomo was the founding director of the Independent Institute of Social Analysis (INSAN) (1978–2004), editor of the monthly bilingual magazine, Nadi Insan (Human Pulse) (1979–1983), president of the Malaysian Social Science Association (1996–2000), and convenor of the first and second International Malaysian Studies Conventions (1997, 1999).

Before the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, Jomo advocated for new capital account management measures, which were later introduced by then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

From 2008 to 2009, he served as an adviser to Father Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, president of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly.

He served as a member of the Stiglitz Commission of Experts of the president of the UN General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System during 2008–2009.