Homi Kharas is a British economist who has been a senior fellow and deputy director for the global economy and development program at the Brookings Institution since 2005.
[2] From 1990 to 1991, Kharas was a senior partner with Jeff Sachs and Associates, advising governments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union on transition.
Kharas is a recognized foreign aid expert and has advised donors, foundations and emerging/developing country governments on best practices in the area.
He has served as a member on the International Panel Review Committee on Malaysia’s economic and governance transformation programs (2012); the post-Busan Advisory Group to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee co-chairs (2011); the National Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia (2009–10); and a member of the working group for the Commission on Growth and Development[permanent dead link], chaired by Professor A. Michael Spence (2007–10).
In June 2021, he was appointed to the World Bank–International Monetary Fund High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth, co-chaired by Mari Pangestu, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, and Nicholas Stern.