Dr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann was appointed Professor of International Political Economy at IMD International Institute for Management Development in January 1997.

Prior to joining IMD, he was (from 1992) the founding director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS) at the Stockholm School of Economics and Professor of East Asian Political Economy and Business. From 1986 to 1992 he established and directed the East Asian operations of InterMatrix, a London based business strategy research and consulting organization. During that time he was concurrently Affiliated Professor of International Business at the London Business School.

Other previous positions include: Associate Professor of International Business at INSEAD, Visiting Profossor at the Bologna Center (Italy) of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, twice in the 70's Visiting Professor and Japan Foundation Fellow at the University of Tohoku (Japan), and Founding Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Stirling (Scotland). From 1981 to 1986 he directed the EC-ASEAN "Transfer of Technology and Socio-Economic Development Programmes."

Dr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann obtained his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, Washington DC, and his doctorate from Oxford University (St Antony's College).

Explaining the Business Dynamics of East Asia
Jean-Pierre Lehmann's main areas of expertise are in the socioeconomic and business dynamics of East Asia and government-business relations, especially in respect to the impact of globalization on the development of trade and investment policy.

In 1994, Professor Lehmann launched the Evian Group, which consists of high-ranking officials, business executives, independent experts and opinion leaders from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The group's focus is the international economic order in the global era, specifically the reciprocal impact and influence of international business and the WTO agenda.

Professor Lehmann's current research topics include: The State and Firms in Global Markets: Problems and Solutions in Multinational Company Losses of Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets, and Reinvigorating Japan Through Foreign Direct Investments, Acquisitions and Management.