Robert B. Zoellick

11th Chief Executive of World BankOn July 1, 2007, Robert B. Zoellick became the 11 President of the World Bank Group, whichworks with 185 member countries.Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Zoellick served as Vice Chairman, International of the Goldman SachsGroup, Managing Director, and Chairman of Goldman Sachs' Board of International Advisors from2006-07.In 2005-06, Mr. Zoellick served as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. State Department. He was the Department's ChiefOperating Officer and policy alternate for the Secretary of State, in addition to having lead policy responsibility in anumber of areas.From 2001 to January 2005, Mr. Zoellick served in the U.S. cabinet as the 13th U.S. Trade Representative. He forged anactivist approach to free trade at the global, regional, and bilateral levels, while securing support for open markets withthe U.S. Congress and a broad coalition of domestic constituencies. He worked with Ministers from nearly 150economies to launch the Doha Development Agenda in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 and then tocomplete the framework accord for opening markets in 2004. Zoellick was instrumental in completing the accession ofChina and Chinese Taipei to the WTO. He also completed or substantially advanced the accessions to the WTO ofCambodia, Saudi Arabia, Viet Nam, Russia, and others.Zoellick enacted or completed FTAs with Jordan, Chile, Singapore, Morocco, Bahrain, five countries of Central Americaand the Dominican Republic, and Australia, quintupling the number of countries with which the U.S. has FTAs. He alsolaunched FTAs later completed with Peru, Colombia, and Panama, and enacted a Basic Trade Agreement with Viet Nam.Zoellick worked closely with the U.S. Congress to pass Trade Promotion Authority, as well as preferential tradearrangements with Africa, the Andean countries, Caribbean states, and all developing economies.From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Zoellick served as an Executive Vice President of Fannie Mae, the large housing financecorporation, where he supervised the affordable housing business, as well as offices dealing with legal, regulatory,government and industry relations, and international services.From 1985 to 1993, Mr. Zoellick served with Secretary James A. Baker, III at the Treasury Department (from DeputyAssistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy to Counselor to the Secretary); State Department (Undersecretary ofState for Economic and Agricultural Affairs as well as Counselor of the Department with Undersecretary rank); and brieflyDeputy Chief of Staff at the White House and Assistant to the President. Zoellick was the lead U.S. official in the "Two-plus-Four" process of German unification in 1989-90. He was the "Sherpa" to the President for the preparation of theEconomic Summits in 1991-92.Mr. Zoellick graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College in 1975. He earned a J.D. magna cum laude from theHarvard Law School and a MPP from the Kennedy School of Government in 1981. He lived in Hong Kong on afellowship in 1980.Zoellick received a number of awards, including: the Knight Commanders Cross from Germany for his work on unification;the Alexander Hamilton and Distinguished Service Awards, the highest honors of the Departments of Treasury and State,respectively; the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service; and a Doctorate of Humane Lettersfrom St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana.Mr. Zoellick has also served on many non-profit boards, among them the Council on Foreign Relations, the EuropeanInstitute, the American Council on Germany, the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies, the GermanMarshall Fund of the U.S., the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Overseas Development Council, and the AdvisoryCouncils of the World Wildlife Fund and the Institute of International Economics.Mr. Zoellick grew up in Naperville, Illinois.th