Jose Luis Irigoyen

Mr. Irigoyen is the Director for the Transport, Water, Information and Communications Technologies Department in the Sustainable Development Network (SDN). Before this position, he has been the Senior Manager for the Sustainable Development Department of the Africa Region between November 2008 and December 2010, supporting the Director in managing a portfolio close to $25 billion in commitments across the Africa region and the agriculture, energy, environment, social, transport, urban, water and sanitation and water resource management practices. He joined the Bank in 1990 as a Highway Engineer in the Latin America and Caribbean Region Infrastructure & Energy Division, where he held positions of increasing responsibilities. In 2001 he became the Transport Sector Manager of the Latin America and Caribbean Region. In that capacity he spearheaded the expansion of the urban transport agenda and pioneered work on public-private partnerships in transport concessions and performance-based contracts. He led a Bank-wide team of specialists charged with the development and dissemination of the Tool Kit on Public Private Partnerships in Highways. He currently is the Head of the Global Expert Team on Public Private Partnerships.