John J. Forrer

John Forrer

John J. Forrer

Associate Research Professor of Strategic Management & Public Policy; Associate Faculty, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration


Contact:

Office Phone: (202) 994-5248
2201 G Street NW, Suite 615-P Washington, DC 20052

John J. Forrer is the director of the Institute for Corporate Responsibility (ICR) at the George Washington University School of Business. He manages the activities of ICR and currently leads projects on: Cocoa Carbon and Community: Impact investing opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago; DC Solar Pollinator; the Global ESG Impact Forum ESG and Infrastructure, and Good Will Chocolate. 

Current research project topics include: impact investing, ESG standards in emerging markets, carbon credits and offsets, ESG as a form of global governance, peace bonds, circular economy and fast fashion, and sustainable cocoa supply chains. He teaches courses on impact investing, business government relations, and public private partnerships.

He is an affiliated faculty of GW’s Global Food Institute and team member at GW's Climate and Health Institute.


  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Sustainable Supply Chains
  • Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)
  • Globalization and Global Governance
  • Climate Change Budget Tracking
  • Business and Peace
  • Impact Investing
  • Ph.D., Public Administration, The George Washington University, 1991
  • M.P.A., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1980
  • B.A., Public Administration; Public Science (Dual Degree), Miami University, 1978

Articles

  • "Business against violence: assessing how business impacts peace." With John Katsos. Multinational Business Review, 2022 Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 153-172.
  • “In Light of Russian Sanctions, Consider your Conditions for Doing Business in Other Countries.” with John Katsos and Jason Milkian. Harvard Business Review March 15, 2022.
  • "The Trump Administration’s Use of Trade Tariffs as Economic Sanctions." with Kathleen Harrington. 2019. CESifo Forum 20 (4).
  • “The PACO Index.” With Tim Fort, Business Horizons. 2016. 59 (5), 533-538.
  • "Business and peace in the buffer condition.” With John E. Katsos. The Academy of Management Perspectives. 2015, 29 (4): 438-450.
  • “Collaborative Governance.” The Public Manager. 2014, 43 (4)
  • “Business Practices and Peace in Post-Conflict Zones: Lessons from Cyprus." With John Katsos. Business Ethics: A European Review,  2014,  23 (2).
  • “From Certification to Supply Chain: An Analytic Framework for Enhancing Tropical Forest Governance.” With Karen Mo. Organization and the Environment,  2013, 26 (3).
  • "PPPs: E-SCADs or Partners in Service." With James Kee. Public Integrity, Spring 2012, Vol. 14, No. 2
  • “Public-Private Partnerships and the Public Accountability Question.” With James Kee, Kathryn Newcomer and Eric Boyer.  Public Administration Review, 2010, 70 (3), 475-484.
  •  “Locating Peace Through Commerce in Good Global Governance.” Journal of Business Ethics, January 2010, Vol. 89 449-460
  • "How Do US Economic Sanctions Affect EU's Trade with Target Countries.” With Jiawen Yang, Hossein Askari, and Lili Zhu, World Economy, 2009, Volume 32, No. 8: 1223-1244.
  • “Private Finance Initiative: The Theory and the Practice,” with James Kee. The International Journal of Public Administration, January 2008, Vol. 31, No. 2.
  • “Not Your Father’s Public Administration,” with James Kee and Seth Gabriel. Journal of Public Affairs Education, Spring/Summer 2007, Vol. 13, No. 2:265-280.
  • “Privatization and Organizational Change: Lessons from Cross-National Research,” with James Kee, Kathryn Newcomer, Michelle Amante, Laila El Baradei. The International Journal of Business and Public Administration, Spring 2005 Vol 1.
  • "Measuring Vulnerability to U.S. Foreign Economic Sanctions: Focused Sanctions Reduce Costs to Business" with H. Askari, J. Yang and T. Hakem.  Business Economics, April, 2005.
  • "Public Servants as Contract Managers," with Jed Kee. Public Contract Law Journal, Winter 2004 Vol. 33:2
  • “US Economic Sanctions Against China: Who Gets Hurt?” with H. Askari, H. Teegen and J. Yang. The World Economy, July 2004, Vol. 27:7
  • "U.S. Economic Sanctions: An Empirical Study," with H. Askari, H. Teegen and J. Yang. The International Trade Journal, Spring 2004, Vol. XII, No. IV
  • "Private Finance Initiative: A Better Public-Private Initiative,” with J. Kee and Z. Zhang. The Public Manager, 31, No. 2 (2002): 43-7.
  • "Economic Sanctions and U.S. International Business Interests," with H. Askari, H. Teegen, and J. Yang. Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, No. 220, March 2002.
  • "U.S. Economic Sanctions: The Case of Iran," with H. Askari, H. Teegen, and J. Yang. Business Economics, 36 (2001): 7-19.
  • “Technology Policy and Manufacturing in the Northeast,” The Survey of Regional Literature, No.6 (1988): 16-24.

Books and Book Chapters

  • Global Governance Enterprises. New York, NY: Routledge Press. 2016.
  • The Role of Business in the Responsibility to Protect? with Conor Seyle. Eds. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press 2016.
  • “Overview” with Conor Seyle, The Role of Business in the Responsibility to Protect. pp. 1- 13. Cambridge, U.K. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
  • “The Way Forward: Discovering the Shared Interests between Business and R2P” with Conor Seyle, The Role of Business in the Responsibility to Protect. pp. 230-242. Cambridge, U.K. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
  • Governing and Cross-Sector Collaborations, with J. Kee and E. Boyer. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2014.
  • Case Studies on U.S. Economic Sanctions: The Cuban, Chinese and Iranian Experience, with H. Askari, H. Teegen and J. Yang. Westport, CN: Praeger, 2003.
  • Protesting Globalization: What are the Alternatives?  with M. Wilkins. GW Center for the Study of Globalization, Washington: 2003.
  • Economic Sanctions: Examining Their Philosophy and Efficacy, with H. Askari, H. Teegen and J. Yang. Westport, CN: Praeger, 2002.
  • Why are People Protesting Globalization? with L. Robinson and M. Wilkins, Washington.: GW Center for the Study of Globalization, 2nd edition, 2002.
  • Japan-U.S.: 1990 Manufacturing Research Exchange, editor. Washington, D.C.: NationalAcademy Press, 1992.
  • Kee, James E., John Forrer, “Intergovernmental Revenues,” Local Government Finance: Concepts and Practices. John Petersen (ed.), Washington, D.C.: Government Finance Officers Association (1992).

Working or Occasional Papers

  • “Lessons Learned from Conflict Minerals Supply Chain Strategy” with Karen Mo and Jennifer Yeaw, ICR Working Paper, November 2102
  • “Understanding Global Governance Networks Organization and Leadership,” with Ridhima Kapur and Leilani Greene, ICR Working Paper, June 2012
  • “Business Activities and Peace in Cyprus,” with John Katsos, ICR Working Paper, May 2012
  • “Privatization and Organizational Change: Lessons from Cross-National Research,” GW CSG Occasional Paper-04-28, with James Kee, Kathryn Newcomer, Michelle Amante, Laila El Baradei, 2004.
  • “Using Unilateral Economic Sanctions Effectively,” with H. Askari, H. Teegen and J. Yang, GW CSG Occasional Paper CSGOP-03-11, GW Center for the Study of Globalization, 2003.
  • “Economic and Strategic Impacts of U.S. Economic Sanctions on Cuba,” with H. Askari, H. Teegen and J. Yang, GW CSG Occasional Paper CSGOP-03-13, GW Center for the Study of Globalization 2003.
  • “U.S. Economic Sanctions: An Empirical Analysis,” with H. Askari, H. Teegen, and J. Yang, GW CSG Occasional Paper CSGOP-03-10, GW Center for the Study of Globalization, 2003.
  • “U.S. Economic Sanctions Against China: Who Gets Hurt?” with H. Askari, H. Teegen, and J. Yang, GW CSG Occasional Paper CSGOP-03-12, GW Center for the Study of Globalization, 2003.
  • “Economic Sanctions: Lessons from the Iranian Experience,”with H. Askari, H. Teegen, and J. Yang, Global Management Research Working Paper Series, 01-6 (2001).

Professional Studies and Reports

  • “International Clean Coal Technology Monitor,” (draft) prepared for U.S. Department of Energy (August 1995).
  • “Renewable Technologies,” with Roger LeGassie, in Energy Technology Strategy Study, prepared for International Energy Agency (1993).
  • “A Biofuels Transportation Program Cost-Sharing Strategy: Building Success Today for Tomorrow’s Expanding Biofuels Market,” prepared for National Renewable Energy Laboratory (July 1994).
  • “International GHG Trends and Policies,” prepared for National Renewable Energy Laboratory (July 1995).
  • “Removing Leaded Gasoline from International Markets,” prepared for Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning (June 1995).
  • “Export Plan for Gas and Oil Field Equipment, Technology and Services,” prepared for U.S. Department of Energy (August 1994).
  • “Calculating Growth: Software Used for Financial Analysis in Economic Development,” Washington, D.C., Government Finance Research Center (1990).
  • “State Competitive Research Grant Programs: A Users’ Guide,” Washington, D.C., National Governors’ Association (1990).
  • “State Competitive Research Grant Programs: A Profile,” Washington, D.C., National Governors’ Association (1989).
  • “Technology and the Future of Manufacturing,” Washington, D.C., Coalition of Northeastern Governors (1988).
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Sustainable Supply Chains
  • Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)
  • Globalization and Global Governance
  • Business and Peace