Ardo Hansson (born July 15, 1958 in Chicago) is Estonian economist.
Ardo Hansson is currently Chief of the World Bank's Economics Unit in China.[1] Employed by the World Bank since 1998, Hansson has also worked with Eastern European and Balkan countries. In 1993-1998 Hansson belonged to the Supervisory Board of Bank of Estonia, in 1992-1995 and in 1997 he was economic adviser to the Prime Minister, and in 1991-1992 adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also member of the Monetary Reform Committee.
He has worked for several renown universities and published numerous articles on economic policy. Hansson holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.
On 11 October 2011 the Supervisory Board of Bank of Estonia nominated Ardo Hansson as the candidate for the position of Governor as of 7 June 2012.[2]