Mamta has served as Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank since 2020. In this role she oversees the People vertical which includes Education, Health, Gender, and Social Protection – ...

Andrew Jack has worked as a journalist for the Financial Times since 1990. He is currently the Global Education Editor, reporting and developing new projects including as editorial lead for free ...

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as ...

Axel van Trotsenburg (@AxelVT_WB) is the World Bank’s Senior Managing Director (SMD), responsible for Development Policy and Partnerships. He currently co-leads the Evolution Roadmap aimed at ...

Guangzhe Chen, a Chinese national, is the Vice President for Infrastructure at the World Bank as of February 1, 2023. In this position he leads the Bank's global efforts to build sustainable ...

World Bank Live is the World Bank's event streaming platform designed to engage global audiences in conversations about international development. The platform features high-level debates and events ...

A British national with Nigerian heritage, Femi Oke is an international journalist, writer and moderator. Since the 1980s, she has worked for BBC television and radio, Sky TV, all U.K. terrestrial ...

Dr. James Mwangi is Group CEO of Equity Group Holdings, credited with democratizing financial access, leading Equity to become an integrated financial services Group operating in 6 African countries ...

Masood Ahmed is president of the Center for Global Development. He joined the Center in January 2017, capping a 35-year career driving economic development policy initiatives relating to debt, aid ...

Join us for a series of events on climate change, live from the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference. The World Bank Group is doubling down on its climate action, as part of its new vision to ...

World Food Prize laureate David Beckmann is one of the foremost U.S. advocates for hungry and poor people. He has been president of Bread for the World since 1991, leading large-scale and successful ...

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