Robert Bruce Zoellick (; German: ['tsœl?k]; born July 25, 1953) is an American public official and lawyer who was the eleventh president of the World Bank, a position he held from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012.
He was previously a managing director of Goldman Sachs, United States Deputy Secretary of State (resigning on July 7, 2006) and U.S.
Trade Representative, from February 7, 2001 until February 22, 2005.
Zoellick has been a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs since ending his term with the World Bank.
He is currently a Senior Counselor at Brunswick Group and non-executive Chairman of the Board of AllianceBernstein.