Mirko Bunc

Background

Bunc, Mirko was born on April 18, 1941 in Gorizia, Venezia Giulia, Italy (now Nova Gorica, Slovenia). Son of Josip Bunc and Mirka Zaharia-Radovic.

Education

Licenciate Diploma in Economic and Political Science, University Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1965. Master of Arts in Economic, University Zagreb, Croatia, 1967. Postgraduate, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971.

Doctor of Philosophy in Economic, University Zagreb, Croatia, 1972. Habilitation Diploma, University Maribor, Slovenia, 1974. Postdoctoral studies, Harvard University, 1976.

Career

Independent adviser, Chamber of Economy, Ljubljana, 1967-1968; head department economics affairs, Municipality of Ljubljana, 1969-1970; adviser to board directors Vice-President, Jugotekstil Manufacturing and Import-Export Corporation, Ljubljana, 1970-1971; United Nations expert to Ministry Foreign Trade, Federal Government of India, New Delhi, 1971-1972; associate professor economics, head department economics and social science School Management, U. Maribor, Kranj, 1973-1978; professor economics and management, head department economics and management School Management, U. Maribor, Kranj, 1983-1989; associate professor economics graduate school economics, Institute Economics Sciences, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, 1974-1976; senior counsellor economics and political affairs permanent mission of former Yugoslavia to, United Nations, New York City, 1978-1982; adviser to Under-Secretary General, executive director United Nations Institute Training and Research, United Nations, New York City, 1992; founder, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, World Institute for Management and Comm., New York City, since 1995. Adviser on science and technical transfer Government of Republic of Slovenia, Federal Government of former Yugoslavia, 1973-1975. Adviser to economics county, member economics county Government of Republic of Slovenia, 1974-1978.

Head graduate study program management public enterprises International Center Public Enterprises, 1974-1976, head consulting service department, 1975-1978. Visiting professor Princeton Center Alternative Futures, 1977. Head/member of various delegations from former federal state of Yugoslavia to various committees United Nations, 1978-1982, representative of formerfed. state of Yugoslavia to various commissions and committees, 1979-1982, vice-chairman intergovernmental group of experts financing system science and technical for development, 1980-1981, vice-chairman intergovernmental group on code of conduct Transnat.

Corps. Committee, 1979-1992, vice-chairman United Nations committee programming and coordination, 1979-1980, chairman, 1981-1982, director training and various programs/projects, 1992, high level consultant, since 1993. Fulbright professor economics and management U. Massachusetts, Amherst-Boston, 1990-1992. Senior special fellow, senior adviser, director International Affairs Training and Institution Building Unitar, since 1992.

Adviser toGovt. Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 1992-1994, Government of Slovenia, Ljubljana, 1993-1994. Developer and implementor educational, training and advisory programs, Slovenia, United States, United Nations. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Mirko Bunc has been listed as a notable consultant, educator, diplomat, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow World Academy Art and Science (senior, honorary member), International Academy New Universal Humanism, Academy Mediterranean, Club Rome. Member Planetary Association Clean Energy, European Association Development, Research and Training Institutes, Slovenian Association Economists, Slovenian Marketing Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic, American Management Association.

Interests

• Cultural and research travel, coin and art collection, creative writing, film and photography, classical and opera music.

Connections

Married Ana Vukovic, January 6, 1990. Children: Mirvano, Tara.