NRC

The Charter is governed by an Oversight Board who are supported by a Technical Group made up of academics, lawyers, practioners and other experts.

The Oversight Board is chaired by Ernesto Zedillo. The Board responsibilities include championing the Natural Resource Charter internationally and overseeing the consultation process and management of the Charter as a 'living document' and a practical manual.

Ernesto Zedillo, Chair.

Ernesto Zedillo is the former President of Mexico and currently the Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. He is Professor at Yale in the fields of Internatoinla Economics and Politics; International and Area Studies and Professor Adjunct of Forestry and Envrionmental Science.

From 1978-1987 he was with the Central Bank of Mexico; from 1987-88 he served the National Government of Mexico as Undersecretary of Budget; from 198801992 as Secretary of Economic Programming and Budget Education; and was appointed Secretary of Education in 1992. He served as President of Mexico from 1994-2000. Since leaving office in 2000, Ernesto Zedillo has been a leading voice on globalization.

The Technical Group administer the Charter on behalf of the Oversight Board. They have been involved in the initial drafting stages of the Charter and will be incorporating views, feedback and inputs into the Charter document throughout the consultation process. Once the Charter has been finalized it will continue to exist as a 'living document'. They will continue to be responsible for future updates, responding to feedback, new research and experiences. In addition they will invite a wide range of participants to contribute to annual refreshing of the Charter at an annual workshop. The Technical Group is headed up by Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and Chair of the Commission on Growth and Development.

Joseph Bell, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC. Chair of the Advisory Board, Revenue Watch Institute, and Executive Board of International Senior Lawyers Project.

Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion. Professor of Economics at Oxford University and director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies.

Michael Ross, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.