Dr. Justin Ram

Caribbean Development Bank
Director of Economics


Justin Ram is Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank. He has over 20 years of professional experience.

He has previously worked with WorleyParsons, Jacobs Engineering, Thomson Financial (Thomson/Reuters), United Kingdom’s (UK) Government’s Department for Transport and with the Mayor of London/Greater London Authority. Justin also taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science and was Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West Indies (UWI). He has also worked as a consultant on many projects in Central Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and with the World Bank, United Nations and the International Labour Organization.

Justin has a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He also holds a M.Sc. in Economics from University College London (UCL), B.Sc. in Economics from the University of the West Indies, and a Post Graduate Certificate in sustainable development from the University of California, Berkeley.