Jamieson Smith

Mr. Smith heads the World Bank’s Office of Suspension and Debarment (“OSD”), which is an independent unit within the Bank and is the first tier of the Bank’s two-tiered adjudicative sanctions system. The SDO is tasked with impartially reviewing accusations of fraud, corruption, and collusion against respondent firms and individuals brought by the Bank’s Integrity Vice Presidency (“INT”). For each case, Mr. Smith determines whether there is sufficient evidence to suspend the contracting eligibility of the respondents. In deciding on cases, the SDO does not take instructions from any other person or unit. Mr. Smith has spoken on multilateral institutions’ approach to anti-corruption at various domestic and international conferences, including venues in Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Italy, South Africa, South Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Prior to his service at the Bank, Mr. Smith was an attorney in private practice, where he represented corporations and in