Photo: Franz Mahr (World Bank) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about David Malpass is the quiet trajectory from a small lakeside town in Michigan to the presidency of the World Bank. I find people like him fascinating precisely because they operate far from the spotlight, wrestling with abstract but enormous questions about how capital should flow to developing nations. His tenure was politically divisive, and I won't pretend otherwise, but the willingness to stake out a clear position on something so consequential takes real conviction. I respect economists who build their worldview deliberately rather than chasing applause, and Malpass reads to me as exactly that kind of stubborn, principled technocrat.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Malpass
- Name (Japanese)
- デイビッド・マルパス
- Reading
- でいびっど・まるぱす
- Born
- March 8, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Petoskey, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- economist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Denver
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.growpac.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Malpass
Frequently asked questions
When was David Malpass born?
Born March 8, 1956 (age 70).
Where is David Malpass from?
David Malpass is from Petoskey, Michigan, United States.
What does David Malpass do?
David Malpass works as economist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.