Dr. Ashraf Ghani

Ashraf Ghani played a central role in the design and implementation of the post-Taliban settlement in Afghanistan, serving as UN adviser to the Bonn process and as Finance Minister during Afghanistan's Transitional Administration. He has worked at the World Bank and taught at Johns Hopkins and Berkeley universities. He has also been nominated for the job of Secretary General of the United Nations and considered for the job of President of the World Bank. He currently chairs the Institute for State Effectiveness.