Markus Goldstein

Markus Goldstein is Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development.

Prior to joining CGD, Markus was at Amazon where he led research teams building human resources solutions. Earlier in his career, as Lead Economist at the World Bank, he founded and led the Africa Gender Innovation Lab, where his research informed policies across 56 countries and influenced over $10 billion in development investments.

Markus has taught at the University of Ghana, London School of Economics, and Georgetown University. His expertise spans poverty reduction, gender equity, firm growth, agricultural productivity and health.