Dr Brian Wilson has had a long career in financial services and economic development, most recently as Director of the Agha Khan Fund for Economic Development, an investment fund with interests throughout the developing world. He spent four years as Vice President of the World Bank, in charge of financial policy and risk management, following a twenty-year career at the Allied Irish Bank in Dublin, where he served as Managing Director and a member of the Executive Committee. He also serves on a number of Advisory Boards in both the corporate and voluntary sectors.