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Incumbent. Ajay Banga. since June 2, 2023. Term length. Five years, renewable. Website. president .worldbankgroup .org. The president of the World Bank Group is the head of World Bank Group. The president is responsible for chairing the meetings of the boards of directors and for overall management of the World Bank Group.
David Robert Malpass (born March 8, 1956) is an American economic analyst and former government official who served as President of the World Bank Group from 2019 to 2023. . Malpass previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under Donald Trump, Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under George H. W. Bu
Ajay Banga. Ajaypal Singh "Ajay" Banga (born November 10, 1959 [1]) is an Indian-born American business executive. [2] He is currently the president of the World Bank Group. [3] He was the executive chairman of Mastercard, after having previously served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company from July 2010 until December ...
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. [5] The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA ...
Traditionally, the bank president has been a U.S. citizen nominated by the president of the United States, the bank's largest shareholder. The nominee is subject to confirmation by the executive directors, to serve a five-year, renewable term. Current president. Ajay Banga is the current and 14th President of the World Bank Group.
Jim Yong Kim. Jim Yong Kim ( Korean : 김용; born December 8, 1959), also known as Kim Yong ( 김용 /金墉), is an American physician and anthropologist who served as the 12th president of the World Bank from 2012 to 2019. A global health leader, Kim was formerly the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard ...
Martin Feldstein. Lawrence Henry Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist who served as the 71st United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1999 to 2001 and as director of the National Economic Council from 2009 to 2010. He also served as president of Harvard University from 2001 to 2006, [1] [2] where he is the Charles W ...
James Wolfensohn. Sir James David Wolfensohn KBE, AO (1 December 1933 – 25 November 2020) was an Australian-American lawyer, investment banker, and economist who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005). During his tenure at the World Bank, he is credited with the focus on poverty alleviation and a rethink on ...