William F. Maloney

William F. Maloney is chief economist for the Latin America and Caribbean region in the World Bank Group. Previously he was chief economist for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions, and Trade and Competitiveness; he was also Global Lead on Innovation and Productivity. Prior to the Bank, he was an assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and then Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America until 2009. From 2009 to 2014, he was Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group. From 2011 to 2014, he was visiting professor at the University of the Andes and worked closely with the Colombian government on innovation and firm upgrading issues.
Maloney received his PhD in economics from the University of California Berkeley, his BA from Harvard University, and he studied at the University of the Andes in Bogota, Colombia.