Merit is Dean Emerita & Professor Practice for Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs

BA in Asian Studies, University of Michigan; JD, Columbia Law School. Leading expert in international trade, investment and Asia-Pacific. Served 1989-93, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative for Japan and China;; 1997-2000, Executive Director, international antitrust advisory committee, US Department of Justice; 2003-07, Member, World Trade Organization's Appellate Body. Since 1993, Professor at Columbia University: 2013-2021 Dean & Professor, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice, International Economic Law and International Affairs. Board member of several technology and financial services companies. Chair Mastercard corporation. Author 3 books, numerous articles. Speaks Japanese.