Speaker Bio

Ivailo Izvorski is the Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region of the World Bank. Before assuming this position in December 2022, he worked as the manager for the economists working on Europe and Central Asia and as manager of the global macro, growth and debt unit. Ivailo is one of the coauthors of Diversified Development: Making the Most of Natural Resources in Eurasia and of Greater Heights: Growing to High Income in Europe and Central Asia. He has worked on countries in Europe, Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, and Africa at the World Bank, the Institute of International Finance, and the IMF. Ivailo holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University.