Zambia, Chairperson

Dr Muna Ndulo is an internationally-recognized scholar in the fields of constitution making, governance and institution building, human rights and Foreign Direct Investments. He is a Professor of Law Cornell Law School and Director of the Cornell University's Institute for African Development. He is Honorary Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town. He was formerly Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law, University of Zambia. He has acted as consulted to the African Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), National Democratic Institute (NDI), United Sates Institute for Peace (USIP) and International Development Law Organization (IDLO).

He has acted as consultant to the Kenya 2010 Constitutional Process, Zimbabwe Constitutional Process, Somalia and Sudan. He is founder of the Southern African Institute for Public Policy and Research (SAIPAR) and a member of its Board of Directors, and a member of the Board of the African Association of International law. He is a member of the Advisory Committee, Human Rights Watch, (Africa) and Chairperson of Gender Links, a South African NGO. He has published 14 books and over 80 articles in academic journals.

In January 2012, in recognition of his scholarly achievements and for his outstanding contributions to Africana studies, the New York Africana Studies Association (NY ASA) has awarded him the NYASA's  2012 Distinguished Africanist Award.