Caroline Anstey

A UK national, Caroline Anstey holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Nuffield College, Oxford. Before joining the World Bank, Caroline worked as Political Assistant to the Rt. Hon. James Callaghan MP, and as Editor of the BBC weekly current affairs program "Analysis". She also served as Secretariat member of the InterAction Council, a group of former Heads of Government that develops recommendations on political, economic, and social issues. Since she joined the World Bank in 1995, she has worked in various positions including: Country Director for the Caribbean; Director of Media Relations and Chief Spokesperson; and Assistant and Speechwriter to World Bank President, James D. Wolfensohn. Most recently, she served as World Bank Chief of Staff, appointed to the position by President Robert B. Zoellick in November 2007.