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David Malpass    

International Economist & Former President of the World Bank Group

David R. Malpass served as 13th President of the World Bank Group from April 2019 through June 2023.

Prior to his Presidency, Mr. Malpass served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, representing the United States in international settings. In 2018, Mr. Malpass advocated for the capital increase for the IBRD and IFC as part of a reform agenda. He was also instrumental in advancing the Bank Group and IMF’s Debt Transparency Initiative.

Before joining the U.S. Treasury, he was an international economist and founder of a macroeconomics research firm. As chief economist of Bear Stearns, he conducted financial analyses of countries around the world.

Previously, Mr. Malpass served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Developing Nations and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Latin American Economic Affairs. He also served as Senior Analyst for Taxes and Trade at the U.S. Senate Budget Committee and as Staff Director of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress.

Mr. Malpass has served on boards of the Council of the Americas, Economic Club of New York, National Committee on U.S.–China Relations, Manhattan Institute, and Gary Klinsky Children’s Centers, as well as various for-profit entities. He is author of numerous articles on economic development.

A graduate of Colorado College with an MBA from the University of Denver, Mr. Malpass has also worked as a CPA. He and wife Adele Malpass live in Washington, D.C.

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Malpass defends World Bank's record on climate change, says U.S. ...
Jun 7, 2022 ... World Bank President David Malpass on Tuesday defended the bank's work on climate change and said U.S. Treasury officials had been "overwhelmingly ...
World Bank taking steps to boost research integrity after data rigging ...
Oct 11, 2021 ... Speaking to reporters ahead of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings this week, Malpass said strong research products remain a high ...
The Path Forward: David Malpass, President, World Bank Group ...
Mar 14, 2022 ... David Malpass is the president of the World Bank Group and the former Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for International Affairs.
World Bank President David Malpass on the state of the global ...
Jul 26, 2022 ... David Malpass, president of the World Bank Group, delivered introductory remarks on the deteriorating global growth outlook, touching on energy and food ...
Former Reagan Adviser David Malpass: Big Government Makes ...
Jan 17, 2014 ... While progressives favor a bigger government to solve the income inequality problem, that would just add to it, says David Malpass, president ...
David Malpass: How Big Government Drives Inequality - WSJ.com
In The Wall Street Journal, David Malpass writes that stifling economic growth and benefiting insiders with Washington access do not help the middle class.

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