Eli Whitney Debevoise II (born February 8, 1953) was the U.S.
Executive Director of the World Bank Group (April 6, 2007 – 2009).
He is also a partner at Arnold & Porter LLP and served as Commissioner of the Maryland Port Commission in Baltimore.President George W.
Bush nominated Debevoise to be U.S.
Executive Director of the World Bank Group on February 16, 2007 to fill the vacancy left by Robert Holland and acting Executive Director Jennifer Dorn.
On November 16, 2009 it was announced that he would be replaced by Ian Hoddy Solomon after his term was finished.