List of World Bank 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– June 2012
- Martin Ravallion - June 2012- (Acting Chief Economist )
- Kaushik Basu - October 2012-
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