World Bank Chief Economist

The World Bank Chief Economist (full title: Senior Vice President, Development Economics, and Chief Economist) provides intellectual leadership and direction to the Bank’s overall development strategy and economic research agenda, at global, regional and country levels.^[1]

As a member of the Bank’s senior management team the person advises the President and Bank’s management on economic issues.

List of World Bank Chief Economists

• Hollis B. Chenery — 1972–82
• Anne Osborn Krueger — 1982–86
• Stanley Fischer — 1988–90
• Lawrence Summers — 1991–93
• Michael Bruno — 1993–96
• Joseph Stiglitz - 1997–2000
• Nicholas Stern - 2000–03
• François Bourguignon — 2003–07
• Justin Yifu Lin — June 2008– June 2012
• Martin Ravallion - June 2012- October 2012 (Acting Chief Economist ^[2])
• Kaushik Basu - October 2012 - October 2016 ^[3]
• Paul Romer - October 2016 - ^[4]

See also

• List of IMF Economic Counsellors

References