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Formerly Sachs was director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University from 2002 to 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, co-chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University, and SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General [[António Guterres]]. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General [[Kofi Annan]] (2001-7), [[Ban Ki-moon]] (2008-16), and António Guterres (2017-18).
Formerly Sachs was director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University from 2002 to 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, co-chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University, and SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General [[António Guterres]]. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General [[Kofi Annan]] (2001-7), [[Ban Ki-moon]] (2008-16), and António Guterres (2017-18).
Sachs has authored and edited numerous books, including three ''New York Times'' bestsellers: ''The End of Poverty'' (2005), ''Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet'' (2008), and ;;The Price of Civilization'' (2011). Other books include ''To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace'' (2013), ''The Age of Sustainable Development'' (2015), ''Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair & Sustainable'' (2017), ;;A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism'' (2018), ''The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions'' (2020), and most recently, ''Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development'' (2022).
Sachs has authored and edited numerous books, including three ''New York Times'' bestsellers: ''The End of Poverty'' (2005), ''Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet'' (2008), and ''The Price of Civilization'' (2011). Other books include ''To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace'' (2013), ''The Age of Sustainable Development'' (2015), ''Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair & Sustainable'' (2017), ''A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism'' (2018), ''The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions'' (2020), and most recently, ''Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development'' (2022).
SAchs was twice named among ''[[Time magazine]]’s'' 100 most influential world leaders. Sachs has received 42 honorary doctorates, and his recent awards include the Legion of Honor by decree of the President of the Republic of France, and the Order of the Cross from the President of Estonia.
SAchs was twice named among ''[[Time magazine]]’s'' 100 most influential world leaders. Sachs has received 42 honorary doctorates, and his recent awards include the Legion of Honor by decree of the President of the Republic of France, and the Order of the Cross from the President of Estonia.