Adriana Kugler

Adriana Debora Kugler is an American economist who serves as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

[1] She previously served as U.S. executive director at the World Bank, nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April 2022.

[6] Adriana Kugler received her Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University in 1991, graduating with first class joint honors in economics and political science.

In 1997, she was awarded her Ph.D. by the University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D.; her advisors were Nobel laureate George Akerlof, Nada Eissa, and David K.

[7] Kugler was Vice-Provost for Faculty for Georgetown University[8] from 2013 to 2016 and is currently a full professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy.

[20] On August 4, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kugler to be the U.S Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Governor Kugler speaks at Peterson Institute for International Economics in 2024