
Professor of International Relations and Political Science
Areas of Specialization: Japanese and East Asian political economy, Japanese politics, and international political economy.
William W. Grimes is Professor of International Relations and Political Science. He has taught at Boston University since 1996. He previously served associate dean of the Pardee School and as the first director of the BU Center for the Study of Asia. He has also spent time as a post-doctoral researcher and as a visiting faculty member at Harvard University.
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Professor Grimes has spent time as a visiting researcher at the Japanese Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Japan, and several universities in Japan and Australia. He has been the recipient of various fellowships and awards over the years, including two Fulbright fellowships and a book-writing grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. He is an active lecturer in Japan and the United States in both academic and policy venues . Professor Grimes is committed to policy-relevant research and works regularly with government officials and financial professionals, particularly from the United States and Japan. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Professor Grimes received his B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University, his M.P.A. in International Relations from the Princeton University School of International and Public Affairs, and his Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University.