List of presidents




  • Eugene Meyer (18 June 1946 – 4 December 1946)
  • John J. McCloy (17 March 1947 – 1 July 1949)
  • Eugene R. Black, Sr. (1 July 1949 – 1 January 1963)
  • George D. Woods (1 January 1963 – 1 April 1968)
  • Robert McNamara (1 April 1968 – 1 July 1981)
  • Alden W. Clausen (1 July 1981 – 1 July 1986)
  • Barber Conable (1 July 1986 – 1 September 1991)
  • Lewis T. Preston (1 September 1991 – 1 February 1995)
  • Acting: Ernest Stern (1 February 1995 – 1 June 1995)
  • James Wolfensohn (1 June 1995 – 1 June 2005)
  • Paul Wolfowitz (1 June 2005 – 1 July 2007)
  • Robert Zoellick (1 July 2007 – 1 July 2012)
  • Jim Yong Kim (1 July 2012 – 1 February 2019)
  • Kristalina Georgieva (Interim) (1 February 2019 - 4 April 2019)
  • David Malpass (5 April 2019 – present)

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