2010 Prosperity Index Listen to this lecture to learn about the Legatum Prosperity Index, the world’s only global assessment of wealth and wellbeing. Jiehae Choi Research Fellow, Legatum Institute Jiehae Choi is a Research and Program Analyst at the Legatum Institute, a globally-focused, independent and non-partisan organisation that researches and promotes economic and social prosperity, individual liberty, and security around the world. She manages the production of the Prosperity Index, the Institute’s signature annual report that measures global wealth and wellbeing. Her academic and professional work has focused on development economics, social entrepreneurship, and impact evaluation, with a special focus on North Korea. Prior to joining Legatum, she managed the North Korea grants portfolio at the National Endowment for Democracy and worked at various development and advocacy non-profits in South Korea, Cameroon, and Washington, DC. Jiehae received her M.A. in International Finance and Conflict Management from John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and B.A. in Economics and Social Anthropology from Harvard University. Dr. Ashley Thomas Lenihan Senior Fellow, Legatum Institute Dr. Ashley Thomas Lenihan is a Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute. She has held numerous academic fellowships, including the William V. O’Brien Fellowship at Georgetown University’s Institute for International Law and Politics in Washington, D.C. from 2005-2007. While at Georgetown, she taught a number of classes including International Relations and for the last two years, she has acted as a Tutor for General Diplomatic Studies & Practice at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Dr. Lenihan’s research interests are primarily situated at the nexus of the fields of international political economy and international security. She is currently writing on government intervention into cross-border mergers and acquisitions in industries related to national security. Her other research interests include international law, war crimes, and nationalism. Dr. Lenihan is also currently a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International Studies at the London School of Economics, as well as a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Law, Science, & Global Security at Georgetown University. She began her career in London as an investment banking analyst in the European M&A division of Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette, and then moved to Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment banking analyst in their General Industrials Group focused on Aerospace and Defence M&A. She received her Ph.D. in Government and her B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.