Calestous Juma

Quick Facts

Full Name	Calestous Juma
Occupation	Professor
Date Of Birth	Jun 9, 1953(1953-06-09)
Age	71
Date Of Death	December 15, 2017, Cambridge, MA
Birthplace	Kenya
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Gemini

Calestous Juma Biography

Calestous Juma is one of the most popular and richest Professor who was born on June 9, 1953 in Kenya, Kenya.

Juma grew up on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria where he obtained early education as one of the pioneer students of the then Port Victoria Secondary School (now John Osogo SS) from 1968-1971. He first worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming Africa’s first science and environment journalist at Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper. Juma later joined the Nairobi- based Environment Liaison Centre International as a founder and editor of trilingual quarterly magazine, Ecoforum. He later received an MSc in Science, Technology and Industrialization and a DPhil in Science and Technology Policy from the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex. He has written widely on science, technology and sustainable development.

Juma has made significant contributions to understanding the dynamic role of technological innovation in economic transformation in developing countries. He developed the concept of “evolutionary technological change” to explain how socio-economic environments shape the adoption and diffusion of new technologies. This approach was elaborated in his early works such as Long-Run Economics: An Evolutionary Approach to Economic Growth (Pinter, 1987) and The Gene Hunters: Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds (Princeton University Press and Zed Books, 1989) and remains central to theoretical and practical work. Juma’s contributions to science and technology policy have focused on the role of technological innovation in sustainable development.

Calestous Juma Net Worth

Calestous Juma is one of the richest Professor from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Calestous Juma 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Calestous Juma FRS HonFREng (June 9, 1953 – December 15, 2017) was an internationally recognised authority in the application of science and technology to sustainable development worldwide. He was named one of the most influential 100 Africans in 2012, 2013 and 2014 by the New African magazine. He was Professor of the Practice of International Development and Faculty Chair of the Innovation for Economic Development Executive Program at Harvard Kennedy School. Juma was Director of the School’s Science, Technology and Globalization Project at Harvard Kennedy School as well as the Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. His latest book, Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies. was published by Oxford University Press in 2016.

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In August 2013 Monsanto approached Juma with a proposal to write a series of seven papers in support of genetically modified organisms, according to e-mails obtained through a public records request, per the Boston Globe. Monsanto suggested a headline “Consequences of Rejecting GM crops”. In December 2014, Juma published “Global Risks of Rejecting Agricultural Biotechnology” on a website called “Genetic Literacy Project, Science trumps ideology” with the help of a Monsanto marketing firm and failed to disclose his communication with them.

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Andrei Ranked on the list of most popular Professor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Calestous Juma celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.