List of World Bank Chief Economists

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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 — 1972–1982
• Anne Osborn Krueger — 1982–1986
• Stanley Fischer — 1988–1990
• Lawrence Summers — 1991–1993
• Michael Bruno — 1993–1996
• Joseph E. Stiglitz - 1997–2000
• Nicholas Stern - 2000–2003
• François Bourguignon — 2003–2007
• Justin Yifu Lin — June 2008– June 2012

• Martin Ravallion - June 2012- (Acting Chief Economist ^[2])
• Kaushik Basu - October 2012- ^[3]