Master's and PhD in International Commercial and Financial Relations, University of Michigan. 1995, Chief Economist, finance and private sector affairs, World Bank including: participated in programmes on privatization, corporate governance, regional reforms in North Africa, East Asia and other regions around the world; Principal Author, World Development Report 2002; creator of annual Doing Business report. Ranked among 100 Most Cited Economists in world. Established think-tank at Harvard University. Author of over 70 specialized articles in economic journals including Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Public Economics.