Vinod Thomas is currently Visiting professor at National University of Singapore. He is a Distinguished Fellow in Development Management at the Asian Institute of Management, Manila Philippines.
Previously he was Director General of Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank (2011-2016). Prior to that he was Director-General and Senior Vice-President of the Independent Evaluation Group at the World Bank Group (2006-2011). He was formerly Country Director for Brazil and Vice-President. He was Vice-President of the World Bank Institute. Having joined the World Bank in 1976, he was Chief Economist for the East Asia and Pacific region, Director for the World Development Report, Chief of Trade Policy and Principal Economist for Colombia, and Economist for Bangladesh.
Vinod has a PhD and MA in Economics from the University of Chicago and a BA from St. Stephen’s college, Delhi, and Pre-degree from Mar Ivanios college. He has authored 17 books, articles, and reports on macroeconomic, social, and environmental issues. His books include The Quality of Growth, 2000, Multilateral Banks and the Development Process, (with Xubei Luo), 2012, Climate Change and Natural Disasters, 2017, and (with Namrata Chindarkar) Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development, 2019.
He has taught at Vassar College, New York and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, been on several Boards and has addressed numerous fora in India and many other countries. He has been advisor for evaluation at Global Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility, and IFAD, and for Results for Development, the Emerging Market Forum, and Centre for Social and Economic Progress, India.
