Callisto Madavo
Title: Visiting Professor, African Studies Program
Company/Organization: Georgetown University
Program: African Scholarship Program of American Universities (ASPAU)
Degree: Bachelor's in Economics
Year Completed: 1965
Professor Callisto Madavo is a visiting professor to the African Studies Program at the
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
at Georgetown University, currently teaching a course on African Development. Before becoming a professor at Georgetown, he held several senior level positions at the World Bank, including the Regional Vice President for the Africa Region, Country Director for the East Asia and East Africa regions, as well as Division Chief of the Pakistan Programs Department. Most recently, he served as a special advisor to the President of the World Bank.
Professor Madavo has extensive experience in the international development field, working on a wide range of issues, including economic growth, poverty reduction, the promotion of good governance, urbanization, post-conflict as well as private and social sector development in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Professor Madavo worked on World Bank-supported activities in 47 sub-Saharan African countries including Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia and Sudan. During his career, he also championed a number of initiatives at the World Bank including the HIV/AIDS initiative, capacity-building and infrastructure development.
Under AAI administered African Scholarship Program of American Universities (ASPAU), Professor Madavo was awarded a scholarship to attend Notre Dame University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics. He continued his studies at Notre Dame University, earning a master's degree and Ph.D. in development economics as well.