Dr. Jules has been the Director General, for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) since May 2014. In this capacity he is responsible for driving the regional integration thrust towards a single economic and social space involving ten Eastern Caribbean States.
Dr. Jules has contributed extensively to education, social policy and organizational transformation both regionally and internationally. He served as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (2008-2014); Vice President of Human Resources at Cable and Wireless, St. Lucia (2005-2008); Permanent Secretary for Education & Human Resource Development, St. Lucia (1997-2008); and Permanent Secretary for Education and Chief Education Officer in revolutionary, Grenada from 1981-1983.
He has also provided consultancy services to national governments and regional and international organizations in the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and North America. Dr. Jules chaired the World Bank’s Vision 2020 Committee on Education in the Caribbean and has served on many private sector, educational and philanthropic boards.
He holds a BA (hons) from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill; a MSc in Curriculum & Instruction and a PhD in Educational Policy and Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; as well as an MBA from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill.
Dr. Jules has authored numerous articles on educational policy, educational reform and adult education in the Caribbean and in small island states, as well as other publications on public sector reform, organizational transformation and cultural studies.
