From 1996 to 2001, Goldin was chief executive and managing director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)[REF][REF] and at that time also served as an adviser to President Nelson Mandela.
Professor Goldin initiated and was Vice-Chair of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations,[REF] which brought together international leaders from government, business, academia, media and civil society to address the growing short-term preoccupations of modern politics and business, and identify ways of overcoming today's gridlock in key international negotiations.