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Robert Greenhill

Title Managing Director, Chief Business Officer
Organization World Economic Forum

With a strong interest in global issues, Robert has combined a senior career in international business with an ongoing commitment to international public policy. He started his career with McKinsey & Company. In 1995, he joined Bombardier Inc., Canada's leading aerospace and rail-transportation manufacturer, where he occupied increasingly senior posts, becoming President and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier International.  In 2005, he was appointed President of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada's premier international development and humanitarian assistance organization.   In 2006, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him to the High-Level Panel on System-Wide Coherence, which delivered the path-breaking “Delivering As One” report the following year.  In 2008, he became Managing Director and Chief Business Officer of the World Economic Forum.  

 

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Invest in Family Planning, Escape Poverty

The potential for rapid economic growth that is created by lower fertility is known as the “demographic dividend.”

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