Vinod Thomas

Vinod Thomas
Independent Evaluation
Asian Development Bank
Assumed office
August 2011
Personal details
Alma mater St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Western Michigan University
University of Chicago

Vinod Thomas (born in Thiruvananthapuram, India)[1] is Director General of Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).[2] He reports to ADB’s Board of Directors through the Development Effectiveness Committee. His work aims to assess ADB’s development effectiveness while providing lessons to help inform ADB’s actions going forward. He is responsible for evaluating policies, programs, projects and technical assistance, as well as thematic issues at the regional, country, and sector levels. Taken together, the evaluations address the effectiveness of ADB’s strategies, policies, practices, and procedures. He also heads the review and selective validation of project and program completion reports from operational departments. He is in charge of tracking the response to evaluation recommendations, as well as supporting evaluation capacity development in member countries.[3]

Prior to this, Thomas was the Director-General and Senior Vice-President of the Independent Evaluation Group at the World Bank Group.[4][5] He was formerly Country Director for Brazil and Vice-President, a position that he held from October 2001 to July 2005. Prior to that, he was Vice-President of the World Bank Institute, where he led the Institute’s efforts to improve its focus, quality, and impact. He joined the World Bank in 1976 and held several positions, including 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.

After completing his Bachelor's degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Vinod went on to acquire a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago and authored numerous books, articles, and reports. He has taught at Vassar College, New York and the University of São Paulo, Brazil, has addressed professional and academic fora in all regions, and is a member of the Cosmos Club.

Recent oped and blog articles

Books

Journal Articles and Working Papers

Honors and Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ "Vinod Thomas profile". Non Resident Indian. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Independent Evaluation | Asian Development Bank". Adb.org. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Director General". adb.org. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Vinod Thomas profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Vinod Thomas book. Google Books. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "A Troubling Conundrum". Inquirer.net. Inquirer.net. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future. Transaction Publishers. 2017. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4128-6440-4.
  8. ↑ Multilateral Banks and the Development Process: Vital Links in the Results Chain. Transaction Publishers. 2011. p. 179. ISBN 978-1412847674.
  9. ↑ From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts. Stanford Economics and Finance. 2006. p. 224. ISBN 978-0804755313.
  10. ↑ The Quality of Growth. World Bank Publications. 2000. p. 298. ISBN 978-0195215939.
  11. ↑ Lessons of East Asia: An Overview of Country Experience. World Bank. 1996. p. 36. ISBN 978-0821326077.
  12. ↑ Sustaining Rapid Development in East Asia and the Pacific. World Bank. 1993. p. 144. ISBN 0-8213-2386-5.
  13. ↑ World Development Report 1991 : The Challenge of Development. World Bank. 1991. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-19-520868-9.
  14. ↑ Best Practices in Trade Policy Reform. World Bank. 1991. p. 226. ISBN 9780195208719.
  15. ↑ Restructuring Economies in Distress: Policy Reform and the World Bank. World Bank. 1995. p. 566. ISBN 019521109X.
  16. ↑ Thomas, Vinod (29 August 2014). "Contributors to the frequency of intense climate disasters in Asia-Pacific countries". Climatic Change. 126: 381–398. doi:10.1007/s10584-014-1232-y. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  17. ↑ Thomas, Vinod (7 September 2010). American Journal of Evaluation (PDF). 31: 540–548 http://aje.sagepub.com/content/31/4/540.full.pdf. Retrieved 27 August 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Thomas, Vinod (24 Sep 2010). "Evaluation for better development results". Journal of Development Effectiveness. 2: 371–386. doi:10.1080/19439342.2010.499175.

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