John W. Head

Prof. Head joined KU's School of Law in 1990 after private practice in Washington, D.C. He previously served as legal counsel to the Asian Development Bank and to the International Monetary Fund. Prof. Head has taught law in several countries in Europe and Asia and occasionally undertakes overseas assignments there and elsewhere involving international financial law, international organizations, and international legal training. His research projects have focused on international agricultural law and policy. Partly in connection with that and earlier scholarly work, Prof. Head has been awarded three Fulbright teaching and research fellowships: to China (1994), to Italy (2009) and to Canada (2016).

He has been recognized as an outstanding teacher by being awarded the Schroeder Teaching Fellowship and the W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. He also has received the Provost's Award for Leadership in International Education, the Immel Award for Teaching Excellence, the Dean Frederick J. Moreau Award, the Graduate Mentor of the Year Award and the Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award.

Learn more about John Head on the School of Law website.