Mr. Wheeler is currently Managing Director, Operations in the World Bank. He previously held the position of Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank from August 2001. He joined the World Bank in 1997 as Director of the Financial Products and Services Department. For the previous four years, he was the Treasurer of the New Zealand Debt Management Office and a Deputy Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury. Prior to this, he was Director of Macroeconomic Policy and Forecasting in the New Zealand Treasury. During the second half of the 1980s, Mr. Wheeler was the Economic Counselor for the New Zealand Delegation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. Mr. Wheeler is the author of a book on Sound Practice in Government Debt Management, and a recipient of the Staff Association’s Good Manager Award in the World Bank. To reach this expert, please contact the World Bank’s Media Division. Updated August 11, 2008 |