Labour Market Forum 2010 - Planning Institute of Jamaica

Professor Rosalea Hamilton
Ba (Hons), Mia, Llb (Hons), C.L.E., Phd
Professor Rosalea Hamilton holds a number of distinguished positions which allows her
to make a significant contribution to the development of this country.b As President of
The MSME Alliance, a network of 36 Business Associations representing micro, small
and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Jamaica, she is committed to the promotion of
entrepreneurship and development, which is evident in her on-going advocacy and
creative interventions to assist the development of the MSME sector. In recognition of
her outstanding work, she was awarded professorship for the Scotiabank Chair in
Entrepreneurship & Development in 2008.
At present she is also Vice President of Development at the University of Technology,
Jamaica (UTech), where she plays a critical role in devising strategies; implementing
programmes; ensuring viable cutting edge technologies; business development and
consultancy practices, geared towards enhancing the financial base of the University. She
also recently became a member of the Board of Directors for LASCO Manufacturing
Limited.
Professor Hamilton pursued her undergraduate studies in Social Sciences, specializing in
Psychology, at Middlesex University in England; a Masters in International Affairs at
Columbia University; a Ph.D. in Economics at the New School for Social Research in
New York; and an LLB degree in law at the University of London (External Division).
She has taught extensively at the graduate and undergraduate levels in the USA at
Tuskegee University in Alabama, City University (John Jay College) in New York, Nova
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