1995年6月1日 · 9th President of the World Bank Group, June 1, 1995 - May 31, 2005. James David Wolfensohn, 1933 - 2020. During his decade as President of the World Bank (June 1, 1995, to May 31, 2005), James D. Wolfensohn focused on the institution’s core purpose: fighting global poverty and helping the world’s poor forge better lives.