World Bank Chief Economists

François Bourguignon (born May 22, 1945) is the Chief Economist of the World Bank. ...more on Wikipedia about "François Bourguignon"

Joseph Stiglitz (born February 9, 1943) is an American economist, author and winner of the John Bates Clark Medal ( 1979) and The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( 2001). He is one of the most famous contemporary economists and in addition to scholarly work he has published a number of books aimed at a general readership. He is best known for his critical view of globalization and international institutions like the International Monetary Fund while holding the extremely influential positions as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. He is currently teaching at Columbia University in New York and advising the University of Manchester's World Poverty Insitute. He is the founder of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, a think tank on international development based at Columbia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joseph E. Stiglitz"

Lawrence Henry Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist, politician, and academic. He was Secretary of the Treasury for the last year and a half of the Clinton administration, and is the current President (27th) of Harvard University. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lawrence Summers"

Nicholas Stern was the Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2000 to 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nicholas Stern"

Stanley Fischer ( 1943-) is an economist and the current Governor of the Bank of Israel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stanley Fischer"

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