He has been Professor at the Graduate Institute in Geneva since 1991 and CEPR President since 2016. He founded the VoxEU.org portal in 2007. As well as being a researcher and teacher, he has advised governments and international organisations around the world on globalisation and trade policy. He was Senior Economist in the Bush Administration's Presidential Council (1990-1991) and did his PhD in economics at MIT with Paul Krugman.