President of the World Bank Group

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The President of the World Bank Group is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the institution’s global development strategy, operations, and overall management.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief executive officer role
executive position
leadership role
appliesTo World Bank Group
appointedBy World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors
surface form: Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group
chairs World Bank Group senior management meetings
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleVoters Executive Directors representing member countries
hasAuthorityOver World Bank
surface form: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
International Development Association
International Finance Corporation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
hasJurisdiction World Bank Group
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1946
memberOf World Bank Group senior management
nominatedBy member countries of the World Bank Group
officeLocation World Bank Group headquarters
overseesBudget administrative budget of the World Bank Group
overseesStaff World Bank Group staff
partOf World Bank Group
primaryGoal poverty reduction
shared prosperity
sustainable development
reportsTo World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors
surface form: Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group
represents World Bank Group at G20 meetings
World Bank Group
surface form: World Bank Group at IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings

World Bank Group
surface form: World Bank Group at the United Nations
responsibleFor coordination with other multilateral development banks
engagement with shareholder governments
global development strategy of the World Bank Group
implementation of World Bank Group policies
institutional governance of the World Bank Group
operations of the World Bank Group
overall management of the World Bank Group
oversight of World Bank Group lending programs
representation of the World Bank Group in international forums
selectionMethod consensus-based decision among Executive Directors
selectionProcess elected by the Board of Executive Directors
termLength five years
termRenewable yes
typicalBackground senior experience in economics, finance, development, or public policy
worksOn climate finance
global development policy
human capital development
infrastructure development
private sector development

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World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors canAppoint President of the World Bank Group
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development hasPresident President of the World Bank Group
World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors oversees President of the World Bank Group
David Malpass positionHeld President of the World Bank Group
Kristalina Georgieva positionHeld President of the World Bank Group
this entity surface form: Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank
Kristalina Georgieva positionHeld President of the World Bank Group
this entity surface form: Interim President of the World Bank Group
Senior Vice President of the World Bank reportsTo President of the World Bank Group