Gobind Nankani

In addition to serving on the Global Business School Network Advisory Board, Gobind Nankani, a Ghanaian national, most recently sat as the Executive Director of International Growth Center, London. He was also, concurrently Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the President of Ghana, periodically visiting Ghana from London.

He was a former Vice President for Africa at the World Bank, and had also been the Vice-President of the Bank's Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network
(PREM), and former President of Global Development Network (GDN).

As President of GDN, he led the organization in the effort to reinforce research excellence among developing country-based researchers, and to link them more effectively with policy-makers. He also began an effort by GDN to help shape policy debates on global issues such as climate change and the impact of the finanical crisis on developing countries.

Dr. Nankani was  a development economist and  held senior management positions in various regions and sectors across the World Bank. As Vice President of the Bank's Africa region, he was responsible for the overall strategy and management of the Bank's lending, policy analysis and client relationships with all 47 Sub-Saharan African countries. As Vice President for PREM, he provided overall direction for the Bank's work on poverty reduction, growth, governance, trade, gender and debt.

Dr. Nankani was Chief Economist, South Asia and also served, on leave from the World Bank, as an economic advisor to the Government of Ghana.

He held a PhD and MA degrees from Harvard University and a BSc degree from the University of Ghana, Legon. He was recently honoured with the Order of the Volta (2008).