Wendell Mottley is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete. He is the leader of the Citizens' Alliance , a minor political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Mottley served as Finance Minister in the People's National Movement government between 1991 and 1995. He was responsible for the floatation of the Trinidad and Tobago dollar. He also won a Silver Medal and a Bronze Medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

He is currently a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development , a United States-based think tank.