Robertson Work, adjunct associate professor of public administration, is founder/director of the Hillside Institute, based in Garrison, NY, and serving the United Nations, the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii and the Jean Houston Foundation, among others. Previously he was UNDP's Principal Policy Advisor of Decentralized Governance for 15 years at UN headquarters in New York. Prior to UNDP, Mr. Work served in Asia and the Caribbean for 21 years as country and regional director with the Institute of Cultural Affairs, an international NGO with UN Eco Soc Consultative status. His work of human development in 55 countries has consisted of the design and implementation of research, training and demonstration projects in leadership, organizational and community development, NGO and project management, policy advice and group facilitation. Mr. Work has written widely on decentralization and local governance, urban and rural development, poverty eradication and environmental improvement, the role of civil society in governance and development, capacity development and participatory methods. He has previously taught at the University of the West Indies, Antioch University Graduate School of Whole System Design, ICA Global Academy and the Social Artistry School. Mr. Work is a global advisor for the HIV/AIDS in Africa Initiative of the International Consultants and Associates. He conducted his graduate studies at the University of Chicago (CTS) and undergraduate studies at Oklahoma State University.