Ejaz Ghani is currently senior fellow at the Pune International Centre. Previously lead economist at the World Bank, he worked on Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Corporate Strategy, and Independent Evaluation Unit. He contributes economic opinion columns to a number of prominent publications and has edited several books, including Reshaping Tomorrow: Is South Asia Ready for the Big Leap? (2011) and The Poor Half Billion in South Asia: What is Holding Back Lagging Regions? (2010). Prior to joining the World Bank, he taught economics at St. Anne’s College (Oxford University) and Shri Ram College of Commerce (Delhi University). He is an Inlaks scholar.