Mr Robert Bruce Zoellick

President of the World Bank

Date of Birth: 25/07/1953
Place of Birth: Naperville, Illinois

Education: Swarthmore College: B.A.Harvard University: M.P.P; J.D.

Career: Research Assistant, Council on Wage and Price Stability, 1975-76; Staff Assistant in Criminal Division, US Department of Justice, 1978; US Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit: Law Clerk 1982-83; Chief executive to board, Fannie Mae, 1983-85;  Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, US Treasury Department, 1985-87; Counselor, Under-Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, 1989-92; Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President, 1992-93; Executive Vice-President, Fannie Mae, 1993-97; Professor of National Security, US Naval Academy, 1997-98; Chief executive designate, Centre for Strategic & International Studies, 1998-99; Fellow, German Marshall Fund of US, 1999-2001; US Trade Representative, 2001-05; US Deputy Secretary of State, 2005-06; Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, 2006; President of the World Bank, 2007 to date.