Xavier Sala-i-Martin Biography

A reputable economist known as Xavier Sala-i-Martin, is a consultant to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, an associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a member of the Counseling Board of Telefonica Catalunya. He is also the Chief Economic Advisor to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York. At Yale, Sala-i-Martin taught economics and was a research fellow at the Centre for European Policy Research (CEPR) in London before joining Columbia University. Before he completed his education at Harvard University in the United States, he studied economics in Spain. He was awarded the Best Health Economist in the World by the International Health Economics Organization and received an award from the Bank of Spain for Best Economist in Spain and Latin America among other awards. Sala-i-Martin, with his expertise in teaching and researching world economics, has the capacity to offer vital information, advice and solutions to decision makers that is important for companies looking to delve into business in today's unstable markets. He serves the World Economic Forum as Chief economic advisor and he is also the author and brain behind the prestigious Global Competitiveness Index which is publicized in the Global Competitiveness Report annually. The index recommends competitiveness strategies to their decision makers after ranking the competitiveness of all the countries in the world. On global economic and business competitiveness in the world, the most closely followed index is Professor Sala-i-Martin's GCI. The index is used by Business leaders and Governments around the world to evaluate and design the future competitiveness policies of their countries. Sala-i-Martin was president of the economics commission of FC Barcelona and member of the board between 2003 and 2010 and contributed to the establishment of the best soccer team ever assembled according to many experts. FC Barcelona in 2008, won in all the six championships it took part in and in the whole world, no other team has accomplished this before. Sala-i-Martin is an experienced teacher who knows how to breakdown complex ideas in an easy way for people to understand. He is a sought after speaker at conferences and leading financial events globally because of his funny and vibrant presentations.

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