With his trademark bow tie, hangdog expression and erudite disposition, Stephen Shay looks every inch the Ivy League professor. A former tax partner with the prestigious east coast law firm Ropes & Grey, Shay has moved seamlessly between politics, academic and private practice. An International Tax Counsel with the US Department of the Treasury in the 1980s, he returned to the political sphere during the Obama administration, holding the rather officious title of deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs. These days, he is a senior lecturer at the Harvard law School, specialising in global tax policy. Professor Stephen Shay…

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