Christopher Thomas is an educator, consultant, and social entrepreneur in residence at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education. He has served as Director of Partnerships for the Yidan Prize Foundation and in a range of corporate strategy and management roles at the World Bank Group, including Lead Strategy Officer, Advisor to the Managing Director, and Manager of human development programs in Asia and Africa.

Mr. Thomas played a key role in defining the World Bank’s contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations agreements on Financing for Development, and partnerships with the IMF and multilateral development banks.

Mr. Thomas holds an M.A. in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Education from Stanford University.