Our competition jury panel comprises of global experts that represent diverse geographic backgrounds and industries. This jury panel will have sole discretion in selecting the final gold-, silver- and bronze-winning essays. Two additional judges have agreed to serve on the jury panel: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Ernesto Zedillo.

	Michael Klein Vice President, Financial and Private Sector Development, World Bank and IFC, Chief Economist, IFC Michael Klein is the Vice President for Financial and Private Sector Development jointly for the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as well as …more
	Nandan Nilekani Chief Executive Officer, Infosys Nandan M. Nilekani was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Infosys in March 2002. Prior to assuming his current position, he held the post of Managing Director, President and Chief Operating Officer…more
	Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Distinguished fellow, Brookings Institute, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Nigeria From June to August 2006, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, overseeing Nigeria’s External Relations. From July 2003 to June 2006 she served as Minister of Finance and Economy of Nigeria…more
	C.K. Prahalad Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan C.K. Prahalad, professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, specializes in corporate strategy. The author of numerous books and articles, Prahalad has been honored for …more
	Frances Seymour Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Frances Seymour is the Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) with headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia. Prior to CIFOR, Ms. Seymour founded and directed .…more
	Martin Wolf Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, the Financial Times Martin Wolf is Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 for services to financial journalism…more
	Ernesto Zedillo Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo is Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and Professor of international economics and politics at Yale University. Mr. Zedillo graduated from the School of Economics at the National Polytechnic Institute, and has a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University…more

Judges: Please review our Evaluation Criteria for an outline of what the judges will be looking for in this year's entries.