Jean-François Rischard | World Bank Institute (WBI)

The World Bank Institute (WBI) is a global connector of knowledge, learning and innovation for poverty reduction. We connect practitioners and institutions to help them find suitable solutions to their development challenges. With a focus on the "how" of reform, we link knowledge from around the world and scale up innovations. Read More »

Jean-François Rischard

World Bank Group (until 2005)

Jean-François Rischard was the World Bank Vice President for Europe from 1998 to 2005, acting as the Bank’s chief spokesman both to the European Union and to individual European countries. Before taking the post, Mr. Rischard was responsible for the World Bank's activities involving private and financial sector development in developing countries. Mr. Rischard has doctoral degrees in law and economics. He also earned an MBA degree at the Harvard School of Business.

Read his interview on The Three Strands of Innovation.