James I Davison

James' primary responsibilities lie in coordinating and editing the content of the East Asia & Pacific on the rise blog. He also helps manage the region's Web sites for the World Bank.

James grew up in Iowa, in America’s heartland, and earned a journalism degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He started his professional career as a newspaper reporter, but quickly moved into the rapidly changing world of online journalism, working as Web editor for the Charleston Gazette in West Virginia. He recently left the hills of the Mountain State for a new life Washington. He loves to travel when he can, enjoys playing tennis and rocks the mic at any karaoke night he can get to.

If you have any ideas for the blog, please contact James here.