Denis Medvedev

Denis is the Global Director for Trade, Competition, and Business at the World Bank Group. He was previously Chief Economist for Global Industries at IFC, Director of IFC Economic Policy Research department, and Manager of World Bank's global unit on firms, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Prior to taking on these managerial roles, Denis was responsible for World Bank’s policy dialogue, lending operations, and analytical work in South Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and Africa, as well as developing forward-looking scenarios for the global economy in Development Economics.

Denis’ own research has recently focused on firm growth and productivity, while his earlier work explored international trade, income distribution dynamics, and the Sustainable Development Goals. He is an author of more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters, and World Bank reports. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the American University.