About Robert Dujarric
Robert Dujarric is Co-director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) at Temple University Japan (TUJ), where he has served since 2007. He first lived in Tokyo in 1986–87 and returned in 2004 as a Council on Foreign Relations (Hitachi) International Affairs Fellow at the Research Institute of Economy Trade and Industry (RIETI) of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Before joining TUJ, he was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (2005–07).
Robert’s professional path bridges finance, foreign policy, and academia. He was raised in Paris and New York, and worked at First Boston Corporation (1984–87) in New York, Madrid, Bogotá, and Tokyo, as well as Goldman Sachs (1989–93) in New York and London. From 1993 to 2003, he was a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in strategic and international affairs.
He holds an AB in Government from Harvard University (1983) and an MBA from Yale University (1989), and has also taken classes at Johns Hopkins SAIS. He is fluent in French, and reads Japanese and Spanish.
Robert is a frequent contributor to public discourse on international politics, particularly Japanese foreign policy and the role of the United States in East Asia. In addition to authoring books and articles, he regularly appears in media interviews, gives public lectures, and helps coordinate academic forums through ICAS.
Professional
Background
Timeline
2007–present: Co-director, Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies, Temple University Japan
2014–2015: Lecturer, Japanese Foreign Policy, Waseda University
2005–2007: Visiting Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs
2004–2005: Hitachi Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
1993–2003: Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C.
1989–1993: Goldman Sachs International Limited, M&A Department, London
1984–1987, 1987: First Boston Corporation (New York, Madrid, Bogotá, Tokyo)
Academic Focus
Japanese foreign policy
U.S.–Asia relations
Security and defense strategy
Education
MBA: Yale School of Management (1989)
AB in Government: Harvard University (1983)
United Nations International School (New York, 1979)
École alsacienne (Paris, 1966–1974)
Additional coursework: Johns Hopkins SAIS (1996–1999)
Notable Contributions
Helped broaden TUJ’s academic and cultural footprint in Tokyo and overseas
Organizer of high-level lectures and forums through ICAS
Active contributor to both English- and French-language discourse on international affairs