The Ombuds Blog: Asian Development Bank Hires Experienced Ombuds

November 13, 2017

Asian Development Bank Hires Experienced Ombuds

Wayne Blair has been named the Ombudsperson for the regional development bank based in Manila. He will serve a three-year term starting in early 2018. For the past decade, Blair has been the Ombuds for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- a program that he established. He succeeds Nick Diehl, who moved to MIT.

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November 13, 2017

Asian Development Bank Hires Experienced Ombuds

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