Alan Gelb is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development. His current areas of work include biometric ID technology in developing countries, results-based aid, and the development challenges faced by countries rich in resources.

Alan Gelb is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development. His recent research includes aid and development outcomes, the transition from planned to market economies, development applications of biometric ID technology, and the special development challenges of resource-rich countries. Alan was previously the Director of Development Policy at the World Bank and the Chief Economist for the bank’s Africa region. He was also the Staff Director for the 1996 World Development Report “From Plan to Market”.