Dr John Blomquist is a Senior Economist in the World Bank's Social Protection Unit. He specialized in the design and evaluation of social assistance and poverty alleviation programs, with experience in Asia, the FSU, Africa and Latin America. He is currently engaged in the preparation of a set of guidelines on the implementation and use of social safety net programs for APEC finance ministers and he recently assisted the Asian Development Bank in the formulation of a draft social protection framework for its operations. Dr. Blomquist holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.