The World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group, and a member of the United Nations Development Group.

Sl No. Name Dates Nationality
1 Eugene Meyer 1946“1946  United States
2 John J. McCloy 1947“1949  United States
3 Eugene R. Black, Sr. 1949“1963  United States
4 George Woods 1963“1968  United States
5 Robert McNamara 1968“1981  United States
6 Alden W. Clausen 1981“1986  United States
7 Barber Conable 1986“1991  United States
       
8 Lewis T. Preston 1991“1995  United States
9 Sir James Wolfensohn 1995“2005  United States
10 Paul Wolfowitz 2005“2007  United States
11 Robert Zoellick 2007“2012  United States
12 Jim Yong Kim 2012“present  United States