Asli Demirguc-Kunt

At-a-Glance

Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank
Non-resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development
Authored over 100 research papers and books, widely published in academic journals
Created the Global Financial Development Report series and the Global Findex financial inclusion database
Served 33 years at The World Bank, holding roles such as Director of Research and Director of Development Policy
Received a Ph.D. in economics from Ohio State University in 1990

Biography

Asli Demirguc-Kunt is a Turkish economist and a non-resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development. She has had a distinguished 33-year career at The World Bank, where her roles included Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia Region (2019–Present), Director of Research (2013–2019), Director of Development Policy (2011–2013), and Chief Economist of the Finance and Private Sector Development Network (2010–2013). She joined The World Bank in 1989 through the Young Economist Program.