Shawn Donnan is an award-winning senior writer for Bloomberg News where he reports on the US and global economies. He joined Bloomberg in 2018 from the Financial Times where he served as World Trade Editor and prior to that, World News Editor, coordinating the paper's global coverage of economics and politics. He also worked as a correspondent and editor for the FT in Indonesia and Hong Kong,…
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Clifton Cortez joined the World Bank Group in November 2016 as the first Global Advisor on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). Clif leads on supporting client governments with incorporating SOGI inclusion and non-discrimination in all Bank-financed development projects. He also leads the Bank’s SOGI-specific data generation efforts. Prior to joining the Bank, Clif served as the United…
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Louise Cord is the Global Director for Social Development in the World Bank’s Sustainable Development Practice Group. Prior to this, Ms. Cord was the Country Director for Senegal, Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, and Mauritania, based in Dakar, Senegal. Prior to her appointment as Country Director, she was Practice Manager in the Poverty Global Practice responsible for Latin America and the…
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Masood Ahmed is president of the Center for Global Development. He joined the Center in January 2017, capping a 35-year career driving economic development policy initiatives relating to debt, aid effectiveness, trade, and global economic prospects at major international institutions including the IMF, World Bank, and DFID. Ahmed joined CGD from the IMF, where he served for eight years as…
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Haishan Fu is the Director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group and Co-Chair of the Bank’s Development Data Council. In this capacity Haishan leads and coordinates the development and implementation of the Bank’s development data agenda. She has been an active leader in the global statistical community, having served or currently serving as a member of the UN Secretary General’s Independent…
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Dominique Tchimbakala was born in 1977 in the Paris region and was educated in France until primary school. In 1987, she moved with her family to the Republic of Congo and was educated at the French high school Saint-Exupéry (Brazzaville), where she passed her baccalaureate. After returning to France in 1994, she integrated preparatory class letters in preparation for the competition courses…
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Hana Brixi leads a global effort to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment as Global Director for the Gender Group. She sets the overall direction for the World Bank Group’s Gender knowledge agenda, drives Bank-wide efforts for results in closing gender gaps, and fosters partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders toward innovations at scale. In her career, Hana has…
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David R. Malpass was selected as the 13 th President of the World Bank Group by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on April 5. His five-year term began on April 9, 2019. Mr. Malpass previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs for the United States. As Under Secretary, Mr. Malpass represented the United States in international settings, including the G-7…
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Ms. Amina J. Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Mohammed served as Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where she steered the country’s efforts on climate action and efforts to protect the natural environment. Ms. Mohammed first joined the United…
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Ms Stefania Giannini was appointed UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education in 2018. Since then she has strengthened global partnerships, highlighted the importance of 21st century skills education, drawn attention to the role of universities in achieving SDG 4 and affirmed UNESCO’s leadership crafting a collaborative response to COVID-19. She has served as Rector of the University for…
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