Catherine (Kate) Weaver

Dr. Catherine (Kate) Weaver studies global economic governance and international development, specifically the transparency, accountability and reform of development and humanitarian aid. She also conducts research on climate finance, global food security, and representation in international financial institutions. She teaches courses on international political economy, global development, evaluation methods, and foundations of public policy. At the LBJ School of Public Affairs, she has also served as Associate Dean for Students and Associate Dean for Faculty. In 2022, Kate was the Fulbright Chair in Global Economic Governance in Canada. She previously served for six years on the Executive Board of Directors for Bread for the World, and currently serves on the boards of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, the Central Texas Food System Data and Research Advisory Group, and Publish What You Fund.

Dr. Weaver is author of the award-winning Hypocrisy Trap: The World Bank and the Poverty of Reform (Princeton University Press), and numerous articles and book chapters in outlets such as American Political Science Review, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Review of International Political Economy, Review of International Organizations, and Journal of Experimental Political Science. She is co-editor of Handbook of Global Economic Governance (with Manuela Moschella, Routledge) and International Political Economy and the Transatlantic Divide (with Nicola Phillips, Routledge). She has published commentaries in The Washington Post, The Hill, and numerous international development blogs. Her research has been supported by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Institute for Peace, the  Center for Global Development, the Brookings Institution, the U.S. Fulbright Commission, and the World Bank.