Thomas F. McInerney

Thomas F. McInerney is an SEI Affiliated Researcher at SEI Asia.

Thomas is Senior Lecturer and Executive Director of the Rule of Law for Development Program at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He has taught and advised international organizations, governments, NGOs, and businesses on rule of law, environmental law, and sustainable development for 25 years. An international lawyer, strategist, and scholar, he has conducted research and led numerous innovative initiatives to develop and improve the effectiveness of international law and regulation, advance rule of law, and further global development. In his book, Strategic Treaty Management: Practice and Implications (Cambridge University Press 2015), he developed a novel framework for devising strategies, managing operations, gathering scientific data, and measuring the performance of multilateral regulatory agreements relating to arms control, the environment, global public health, human rights, and labor.

He has advised international organizations, governments, and international NGOs including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN Environment (UNE), Bioversity International, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Land Coalition, on developing and implementing innovative strategies and solutions to enhance the performance of global regulatory systems. From 2012-2015 he was outside legal counsel to IUCN.

He holds a BA in philosophy and government from the College of William and Mary, a MA in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago, a JD from DePaul University Law School, and a PhD in development studies from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.