Oscar Calvo-Gonzalez is Director, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions for the Latin America and the Caribbean region of the World Bank. Oscar has been with the World Bank since 2006 where he has worked directly with a diverse group of client countries. He has also been a Director in the Independent Evaluation Group, Practice Manager in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, Program Leader in the Central America Country Department, and country economist, leading lending operations and analytical work for countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe and Central Asia regions.

Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a Principal Economist at the European Central Bank. He has taught at the London School of Economics and Georgetown University and has published on a wide range of economic policy issues, including the impact of foreign aid and the effectiveness of public expenditure, as well as the economic development of Spain and the application of behavioral insights to public policy.

A national of Spain, Oscar holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.