Bryan C. Land is a lead mining specialist at the World Bank and has been developing the Bank’s research into the opportunities and challenges faced by resource-rich African countries. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Land led the Commonwealth Secretariat’s program on natural resource management. Previously he was at extractive industry consulting houses IHS Energy and CRU International and also spent three years in Papua New Guinea in the Department of Minerals and Energy. Mr. Land earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics and master’s degrees in international affairs and natural resources law from Columbia University and Dundee University, respectively.