Graduate and postgraduate degrees in Economics, London School of Economics. Formerly: with Economics Faculty, London School of Economics; 1979-2000, with World Bank, including Vice-President, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management; 2000-03, Deputy Director, Policy Development and Review Department, IMF; 2003-06, Director-General, Policy and International Development, UK Department for International Development; 2006, Director, External Relations Department, IMF; since November 2008,
President, Center for Global Development, 2017
Global per capita income increased sevenfold in the last century, and the share of people living in extreme poverty fell sharply to less than 10%. In parallel, every indicator of human we...
