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Caroline Anstey

Caroline D. Anstey (born 7 November 1955) was appointed as managing director of the World Bank in September 2011, with special responsibility for the World Bank's operational services, policy and systems, and its overall modernization drive[1] and gender issues.[2]

Caroline Anstey
Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021
Born (1955-11-07) 7 November 1955 (age 69)
London, England
Education
OccupationBank director
SpouseMilton W. Hudson
Children2
Parents

Anstey previously held the post of World Bank Vice President of External Affairs,[3] after earlier being appointed in September 2007 and serving for three years as chief of staff by then World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick, his first high-level appointment after taking over the presidency in July that year.[4] Anstey also served as World Bank Sherpa[5] to the G20.

During her previous role as the World Bank's country director for the Caribbean, Anstey was successful[6] in raising funds[7] for Haiti's reconstruction[8] as donors prepared to re-engage in 2004 after former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile.[9]

She also played a key role, as acknowledged by regional leaders,[10][11] in the setting up of an innovative regional disaster insurance scheme for Caribbean states,[12] to give governments immediate access to funds after hurricanes and earthquakes.[13]

In July 2013, the World Bank's President, Jim Yong Kim, announced that, as part of a larger management reshuffle, Anstey would leave the Bank's employment following the Annual Meetings in the Fall of the year.

Biography

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Anstey was born in London, England on 7 November 1955. She is the daughter of Edgar Anstey, a pioneer of British documentary film and Hollywood Oscar winner,[14] and Daphne Lilly, a Film Editor at the National Film Board of Canada. Anstey was Head Girl at Henrietta Barnett School, London and went on to receive a First Class Honours Degree in International History and Politics from Leeds University; a scholarship to pursue Graduate studies in Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley; and a PhD on British Foreign Office Efforts to Influence American Opinion, 1945–49 from the London School of Economics. She was awarded a Gwilym Gibbon Prize Research Fellowship from Nuffield College, Oxford.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Anstey authored and co-authored a number of works (see Publications). She worked as Political Assistant[15] to James Callaghan, British Prime Minister between 1974 and 1979, and as Editor of the BBC's Flagship weekly current affairs program, Analysis. While Editor of Analysis, Anstey collaborated with Peter Hennessy, a regular presenter of Analysis on BBC Radio 4 from 1987 to 1992, on a series of Analysis Papers based on interviews aired on the program (see Publications). She also served as Secretariat member of the InterAction Council, a group of former Heads of Government, chaired by Helmut Schmidt, that develops recommendations on political, economic, and social issues.

Anstey joined the World Bank in 1995 as a consultant in the Bank's External Affairs department, and the following year was appointed as assistant and speechwriter to the then World Bank President James Wolfensohn, later crediting him with giving the institution a “heart and soul”.[16] Anstey also worked as director of media and World Bank chief spokesperson,[17] prior to moving to the position of country director for the Caribbean, then chief of staff[18] to the president, and then vice president for external affairs where she drove a triple agenda of results, accountability and openness.[19] Anstey's appointment as managing director came after the departure of former Managing Director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to take up a position as co-ordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance in Nigeria.

As managing director, Anstey had a broad portfolio with responsibility for World Bank operational services, policy and systems – an arrangement which also included the Bank's External Affairs division, human resources and the Bank's information management group, as well as responsibility for gender issues.[20] After taking over the role, Anstey said the Bank's push for modernization,[21] openness[22][23] and accountability meant people could "hold our feet to the fire”.[24] She also advocated for innovative ways to ensure knowledge reaches citizens, not just experts.[25] She stressed that new technologies today have the potential to democratize development and keep a check on corruption.[26]

Caroline Anstey is married to Milton W. Hudson, former managing director and head of the economic analysis department at JPMorgan. They have two sons.

Publications

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  • (05 Jul 1984) "The Projection of British Socialism: Foreign Office Publicity and American Opinion, 1945–50" in The Journal of Contemporary History[27]
  • (20 Nov 1986) "Foreign Office Publicity, American Aid and European Unity: Mobilizing Public Opinion" in Power in Europe? Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany in a Post-War World[28]
  • (01 Jan 1988) "La Fin du Consensus Anglais" (with Rt. Hon James Callaghan MP) in L'Evenement Europeen, Initiatives et Debats, Vol. 1
  • (12 May 1988) "Birth of the British Bomb" (with Peter Hennessy) in The Independent
  • (05 Jan 1990) Moneybags and Brains: The Anglo-American Special Relationship since 1945 (with Peter Hennessy), published as part of the University of Strathclyde Analysis Papers[29][30]
  • (05 Mar 1990) Diminished Responsibility: The Essence of Cabinet Government (with Peter Hennessy), in published as part of the University of Strathclyde Analysis Papers[31]
  • (5 May 1991) From Clogs to Clogs: Britain's Relative Economic Decline since 1851 (with Peter Hennessy), published as part of the University of Strathclyde Analysis Papers[32]
  • (05 Jul 1992) Sticks and Stones: Politics, Politicians and the English Language (with Peter Hennessy), published as part of the University of Strathclyde Analysis Papers[33]
  • (1992) Jewel in the Constitution?: the Queen, Parliament and the Royal Prerogative (with Peter Hennessy), published by University of Strathclyde[34]
  • (21 Nov 1993) "Die Risiken eines Abdriftens der Politik des Westens" (with Milton W. Hudson) in Denken und Handeln in Globaler Verantwortung - Helmut Schmidt zum Funfundsiebzigsten
  • (2010) The Millennium Development Goals and the Road to 2015: Building on Progress and Responding to Crisis (with Justin Lin and contributions from World Bank Staff), published by World Bank Publications[35]

References

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  1. ^ Thornton, Phil (23 August 2011). "'Hold our feet to the fire,' Bank tells citizens". Emerging Markets.
  2. ^ Wroughton, Lesley (26 August 2011). "World Bank's Zoellick shuffles top management". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ "World Bank Names Three New Vice Presidents at the End of its Biggest Lending Year Ever". World Bank. 1 July 2010.
  4. ^ "World Bank's Zoellick picks chief of staff". Reuters. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ^ "List of G8/G20 Sherpas". The Sherpa. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  6. ^ "World Bank's Zoellick picks chief of staff". Reuters. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. ^ Marquis, Christopher (14 July 2004). "$924 Million in Aid for Haiti To Be Sought From Donors". New York Times.
  8. ^ "Donor nations pledge $750 million for Haiti". ReliefWeb. 25 July 2006.
  9. ^ "World Bank official urges quick aid for Haiti". ReliefWeb. 15 May 2006.
  10. ^ "Speech by Dr. The Hon. Keith C. Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada" (PDF). 21 October 2007.
  11. ^ "Speech by Dr. The Hon. Omar Davies, Minister of Finance & Planning, Jamaica" (PDF). 26 February 2007.
  12. ^ "Caribbean hurricane fund launched". BBC News. 26 February 2007.
  13. ^ "World Bank sets up Caribbean Disaster Initiative". Devex. 27 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Edgar Anstey Biography (1907–1987)". Film Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  15. ^ "The Economies in Transformation: Limitations and Potential of the Transition Process". InterAction Council. 6–7 April 1991.
  16. ^ "Wolfensohn Refocused World Bank's Mission". NPR: National Public Radio. 31 May 2005.
  17. ^ "Workers sent home after World Bank anthrax scare". CNN. 20 May 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
  18. ^ "Broadening Diversity and Inclusion to National Minorities" (PDF). World Bank. 26 October 2009.
  19. ^ "World Bank Names Three New Vice Presidents at the End of its Biggest Lending Year Ever". World Bank. 1 July 2010.
  20. ^ "Gender Equality Matters: The Way Forward". World Bank. 23 September 2011.
  21. ^ "Modernizing the World Bank Group: An Update" (PDF). World Bank. 4 April 2011.
  22. ^ "Synthesis Paper: New World, New World Bank Group" (PDF). World Bank. 25 April 2010.
  23. ^ "World Bank hailed as global aid transparency leader: statement". China Daily. 17 November 2011.
  24. ^ Thornton, Phil (23 August 2011). "'Hold our feet to the fire,' Bank tells citizens". Emerging Markets.
  25. ^ "CSO Engagement Key to 'Democratized Development'". World Bank. 24 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  26. ^ "New technology can democratise development". The Guardian. 29 November 2011.
  27. ^ Anstey, Caroline (1984). "The Projection of British Socialism: Foreign Office Publicity and American Opinion, 1945-50". Journal of Contemporary History. 19 (3). jstor.org: 417–451. doi:10.1177/002200948401900303. JSTOR 260604. S2CID 144264677.
  28. ^ Stern, Fritz (28 January 2009). "Power in Europe? Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany in a Postwar World, 1945-1950". Foreign Affairs. 65 (Spring 1987).
  29. ^ "Moneybags and brains The Anglo-American 'special relationship' since 1945 - OpenGrey". opengrey.eu. 1990. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  30. ^ Hennessy, P.; Anstey, C.; University of Strathclyde. Department of Government (1990). Moneybags and Brains: The Anglo-American "special Relationship" Since 1945. Department of Government, University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  31. ^ "Description: Diminished responsibility : The essence of". catalogue.lse.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  32. ^ "Holdings: From clogs to clogs?". catalogue.lse.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  33. ^ "Sticks and stones (1992 edition) | Open Library". openlibrary.org. OL 19880345M. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  34. ^ Hennessy, P.; Anstey, C.; University of Strathclyde. Department of Government (1992). Jewel in the Constitution?: The Queen, Parliament and the Royal Prerogative. Department of Government, University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  35. ^ World Bank Group (2010). The Millennium Development Goals and the Road to 2015: Building on Progress and Responding to Crisis. World Bank. ISBN 9780821385982. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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