John S. Wilson

Institution/Company: World Bank
Position: Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group

John S. Wilson is a Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank. He is also currently a Visiting Fellow at Columbia University. He joined the Bank in 1999 and directs empirical and policy research on trade facilitation, aid effectiveness and regulatory reform issues, as they relate to economic development.
Mr. Wilson also provides expertise in Bank operations and spent two years in the Bank’s Infrastructure Vice Presidency. He provided leadership for the Bank in the establishment of the inter-agency Standards and Trade Development Facility, developed the initial concept for the Bank’s Trade Facilitation Facility in 2009 and is a member of the Facility’s Program Committee. John Wilson co-managed staff input to the G-20 Summit in Seoul on trade for the World Bank, among other policy dialogues. Mr. Wilson is leading development of a new public-private partnership on trade facilitation analysis in the Asia Pacific and partnership with United Nations on aid effectiveness and trade.
He also was previously Vice President for Technology Policy at the Information Technology Industry Council in Washington, D.C. and a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for International Economics. He was also a Senior Staff Officer at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council and Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University.