Dr. Alexandros Ragoussis is a Senior Economist at the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation, Associate Fellow of the German Development Institute, and Associate of the Sorbonne, University of Paris I. He has published and debated extensively on issues of foreign investment, private sector development and industrial development and advised governments around the world on their policies in these areas. Earlier in his career, Alexandros held positions at the OECD and taught economics at the University of Sydney in Australia and at Sciences-Po, Paris. Alexandros holds a PhD in economics from the University of Sydney.