Galit Sarfaty

Dr. Galit A. Sarfaty holds a Canada Research Chair in Global Economic Governance and is an Associate Professor with tenure at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. She holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.D. and M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an A.B. summa cum laude from Harvard University. She previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Prof. Sarfaty’s research focuses on the convergence of economic globalization with human rights. Her anthropological background has given her unique insights into the ways in which international law operates in practice, including the regulation of global supply chains and human rights, the culture of international institutions, and the use of quantitative regulatory tools in global governance.