International Trade, Finance, and Development Program 

Simon Evenett

Professor at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Director of the International Trade and Economics Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, London)

ITFD Policy Specialist: 2009, 2010

A specialist on development and trade issues with an emphasis on bilateral and regional agreements, he has previously worked for the World Bank and as an advisor to the French Ministry for Trade.

José García-Montalvo

Professor, UPF and Barcelona GSE and Director of the UPF Department of Economics and Business

ITFD Policy Specialist: 2010

Consultant for the OECD, the Interamerican Development Bank and the World Bank. Author of eleven books including From the Housing Boom to the Financial Collapse.

Eduardo Levy-Yeyati

Chief Economist for Latin America, Barclays Capital

ITFD Policy Specialist: 2009, 2010

A former Financial Sector Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank, he is on leave from Universidad Di Tella in Buenos Aires. He has also served as the Chief Economist at the Central Bank of Argentina. Levy-Yeyati is mainly interested in macroeconomic volatility in emerging economies, the implications of financial dollarization, and the economics of exchange rate regimes.

Bradford DeLong

Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley

ITFD Policy Specialist: 2009

A former Deputy Secretary at the US Treasury Department during the Mexican crisis, he is a frequent commentator on economic policy. His academic work has focused on the origins of unstable asset prices, the origins of market power in investment banking, and the evolution of living standards over the long run.

Simon Johnson

Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Sloan School of Management, MIT

ITFD Policy Specialist: 2009

From 2007 to 2008, he served as the IMF Chief Economist. A specialist in transition economies and the role of institutions in economic change, he has served with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and as a consultant for Brattle Group.

Xavier Sala-i-Martin

Professor of Economics, Columbia University and visiting professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

ITFD Policy Specialist: 2009

Prof. Sala-i-Martin is the founder of "Umbele: A Future for Africa," a non-profit organization that promotes economic development in Africa, as well as of the nonprofit organization "CEOs Without Borders." He is also a senior economic advisor to the World Economic Forum.