World Bank - List of Chief Economists

List of 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 2008–2012 )
  • Kaushik Basu (September 2012-)

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