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 Abhishek Gupta is a consultant at the World Bank. He currently works on projects related to livelihoods enhancement and community driven development in... Read more » |  Md. Abul Basher was born and brought up in the countryside of Bangladesh and had his primary education in a school that did not have any roof. He... Read more » |
 Afra Rahman Chowdhury, a native of Bangladesh, is currently working with South Asia’s Social Protection team and with Social Inclusion Cluster of Social... Read more » |  |
 Andy is an Economist in the Economic Policy Unit of the South Asia Region of the World Bank. Read more » |  Angela Walker is the Communications Manager for the South Asia region of the World Bank. Read more » |
 Ashi Kathuria is a consultant in South Asia Human Development based in the India Office. Read more » |  Ashish Khanna is the India energy team leader in the World Bank's South Asia Sustainable Development Department. Read more » |
 Ashok Sarkar works as a Senior Energy Specialist in the World Bank’s Energy Anchor Unit, where he coordinates the strategic efforts for scaling up... Read more » |
 Ben Safran is currently a Junior Professional Associate with the South Asia Human Development Unit. His work has focused on education in Pakistan. He... Read more » |  Benjamin Crow is a Communications Assistant with the South Asia External Affairs Team. His primary responsibility is as Coordinator for the Public... Read more » |
 Bingjie Hu is currently working as a consultant economist at the Office of the Chief Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank. Bingjie’s research... Read more » |  Brittney Davidson is a student at the University of Florida, currently studying Business Marketing and Mass Communications. She also pursued... Read more » |
 Céline Ferré started writing blog entries when she was 10, back in the eighties, frantically scribbling with a fountain pen in her diary. Her younger... Read more » |  Ceren is an Economist with the South Asia Economic Policy Unit where she works as a country economist for Nepal and on migration and remittance... Read more » |
 Charles Cormier is a program manager in the South Asia Sustainable Development Department's Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change unit. He has... Read more » |  Charukesi Ramadurai is a freelance writer and journalist from India with bylines in The New York Times, Time, Forbes, The Economist, The Christian... Read more » |
 Chulie de Silva is the Senior Communications Officer in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is a firm believer in reaching out to audiences that we... Read more » |  Craig Kullman has been with Water and Sanitation Program for 3.5 years working on the project's two global projects - Scaling Up Rural Sanitation and... Read more » |
 Darshana Patel is currently a consultant to the Social Development Department’s Budget Transparency Initiative and a climate change adaptation... Read more » |  Darshani De Silva is an Environmental Specialist working in the Sri Lanka country office in Colombo. She specializes in environmental and climate... Read more » |
 Deepa Rai is a Social Development Communications and Outreach Consultant working for PRAN (Program for Accountability in Nepal) at the World Bank. ... Read more » |  Dhushyanth Raju is a Senior Economist in the South Asia Education Department. He currently works on issues in primary and secondary education in Pakistan. Read more » |
 Diariétou Gaye has been the World Bank's country director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives since January 2011. A Senegalese national, Gaye joined the Bank... Read more » |  Dilinika joined the World Bank Colombo Office in 2005. Currently she works for the South Asia Region External Affairs(SAREX)team. Her work areas... Read more » |
 Dipak Dasgupta is Lead Economist for South Asia. He was immediately prior to this Lead Economist for India, based at the Bank's New Delhi Office. Mr.... Read more » |
 Ejaz Ghani taught Economics at Oxford University and Delhi University. He studied Economics in Delhi University, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, and... Read more » |  Elena Grant is part of the World Bank Art Program, the unit in charge of acquisition, exhibition, cataloging, and research of artworks for the World... Read more » |
 Eliana holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT and is currently the Chief Economist for the Read more » |
 Fabio Pittaluga is a Senior Social Development Specialist for the Latin America and Caribbean region. At the IFC, he was part of the team that drafted... Read more » |  Fabrice Houdart is the country officer for Central Asia and president of World Bank GLOBE, the Bank’s LGBT employee resource group. During his career at... Read more » |
 Farria Naeem joined The World Bank in 2006 and is currently working as a Research Analyst in the South Asia Poverty and Finance group. ... Read more » |  Forhad Shilpi holds a joint appointment as a Senior Economist in the Development Economics Research Group and South Asia Sustainable Development unit... Read more » |
 Gazbiah Rahaman joined the World Bank in 2011 and is currently a consultant in the South Asia Region’s Economic Policy and Poverty (SASEP) team part of... Read more » |  Ghulam is a Senior Health Specialist in the New Delhi office in India. Read more » |
 Hafiz Zainudeen is currently a member of the World Bank team that's preparing the Sri Lanka's next Country Partnership Strategy, As its youngest member,... Read more » |
 Isabel Guerrero became the World Bank’s Vice President for the South Asia Region on July 1, 2008. She has held management... Read more » |  Ismail Radwan works for the World Bank's Africa Region Private Sector Development unit. He has worked in the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, and Africa... Read more » |
Jeremy Levin is a senior technical specialist in South Asia Sustainable Development Department, SASDI where he works on energy efficiency, renewable... Read more » |  Jesko Hentschel is the human development sector director in the South Asia region. He was previously deputy director of the World Development Report... Read more » |
 Jie Li is an energy and environmental specialist at the World Bank, working in the Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change unit of the South Asia... Read more » |  Jim leads the World Bank's global corporate online & social media efforts including content strategy, innovation, rapid response, and campaigns in... Read more » |
 Joe Qian is a Communications Associate for the Read more » |  John "Jack" Stein is sector director for sustainable development for the South Asia region of the World Bank. During his 30 years at the Bank, he has... Read more » |
 Jyoti Shukla is the energy sector manager for the World Bank's South Asia region. Read more » |
 Kalesh was born in Kerala, India and was educated in Kerala and Delhi. After graduation in Economics, he secured a MBA. Kalesh has worked in various... Read more » |  Kalpana Kochhar was appointed the Chief Economist for the South Asia Region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri... Read more » |
 Kaori is a consultant with Education team, Human Development department in South Asia Region. She works for Bangladesh as well as Afghanistan Education... Read more » |  Karina Manasseh works in the South Asia External Affairs Department at the World Bank. Prior to joining the Bank she worked as an Associate at... Read more » |
 Keisuke Iyadomi joined the Bank in January 2012. With nine years of experience dealing with climate change and carbon markets, he is supporting climate... Read more » |
 Lauren MacDonald is currently working in South Asia External Affairs. Read more » |  Lea Gimenez is a doctoral candidate from the Department of Economics at Lehigh University. Her dissertation work explores the effects of shocks (death,... Read more » |
 Lelia Croitoru is an environmental economist (consultant) at the World Bank. She has worked extensively on environmental valuation related to forests,... Read more » |  Lisandro Martin is a Results Specialist Operations Officer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read more » |
 Mabruk Kabir is a communications associate at the Bank's Poverty Reduction and Economic Management network. He joined the Bank in 2011, and previously... Read more » |  Maria was born in Lebanon. Exposed to air pollution in the streets of Beirut, she went on to study environmental economics at University College Lo... Read more » |
 Mariam Claeson, M.D., M.P.H., is the program coordinator for AIDS in the South Asia Region of the... Read more » |  With prior experience in both development and emergencies, Mark is a regional specialist with the Water & Sanitation Program in South Asia based... Read more » |
 Mark LaPrairie, World Bank Representative to Bhutan, first went to Bhutan in 1988 under a Canadian volunteer program for a three-year assignment as a... Read more » |  Mary Ongwen joined the South Asia Region External Affairs (SAREX) team in 2012. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and Sociology from... Read more » |
 Masroor Ahmad is a Senior Water & Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank, based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Before joining the World Bank, he has... Read more » |  (Dr.) Meena M. Munshi, is a Senior Economist, in the sustainable Development Department in the South Asia Region of the World. Bank. Meena brings ... Read more » |
 Meera Shenoy is the Executive Director of Employment Generation & Marketing Mission (EGMM), which was established by Bank and Government funded Andhra... Read more » |  Mehrin Ahmed Mahbub is working as the Communications Officer for the World Bank Dhaka Office. She is a firm believer of openness and communication. An... Read more » |
 Melissa Williams is an Operations Officer for South Asia Agriculture and Rural Development. She specializes in knowledge management and lear... Read more » |  Michael Engelgau is a Senior Public Health Specialist who joined the South Asia Human Development unit at the World Bank in January 2007. He is se... Read more » |
 Michael was the lead Distance Learning Specialist at the World Bank in Washington DC up to his retirement three years ago where he worked since 19... Read more » |  Michael supports CGAP’s Knowledge Products, Communications and Web team in managing and marketing the 2012 Photo Contest, as well as supporting the... Read more » |
 Mike Trucano is the World Bank's Senior ICT and Education Policy Specialist, serving as the World Bank's focal point within the Read more » |  Michal Rutkowski is the Human Development Director for the South Asia Region of the World Bank. Read more » |
 Miki Terasawa is a Rural Development Specialist in South Asia Agriculture and Rural Development Department. She is specialized in communicat... Read more » |  Ming Zhang is sector manager for urban and water for the South Asia region of the World Bank. He has more than 15 years’ experience with the Bank,... Read more » |
 Arief is the World Bank's Regional Communications Officer for the East Asia Pacific Region based in Washington, DC. Until three years ago he was based... Read more » |  Muneeb Ansari is an Online Communications Associate for the World Bank's South Asia region, based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Before joining the Bank,... Read more » |
 Muthukumara Mani is a senior environmental economist in the Sustainable Development Department of the World Bank’s South Asia Region. He primarily ... Read more » |
 Naomi Ahmad joined the World Bank in 2008 and is currently working with the External Affairs Team of the Bangladesh office. Her primary responsibil... Read more » |  Nilufar Ahmad, a citizen of Bangladesh has worked on poverty, vulnerability, and social inclusion most of her life and is committed to social just... Read more » |
 Onno Rϋhl is the Country Director, World Bank India. A Dutch national, he was previously the director for operations services and quality in the South... Read more » |
 Parmesh Shah currently leads the rural livelihood and development cluster in South Asia region of the World Bank and is involved in designing and ... Read more » |  Parul Agarwala works with the urban team in the Sustainable Development Unit in the South Asia Region at the World Bank. She specializes in spatial... Read more » |
 Patrick is a Senior Health Specialist at the New Delhi office in India. Read more » |  Pradeep Mitra is a former Chief Economist and a former Sector Director of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit in the World Bank's Europe... Read more » |
 Priya Chopra is a communications assistant in the World Bank's New Delhi office. She has a master's of business administration in marketing and... Read more » |
 Rachid Benmessaoud has been the World Bank country director for Pakistan since 2010. His top priorities are to: (i) lead the implementation of the Bank... Read more » |  Rajeev Ahuja, PhD, is an economist working in the Health, Nutrition, and Population unit of the World Bank, India office. Although, his work at th... Read more » |
 Rajib Upadhya is the senior external affairs officer in the Nepal office of the World Bank. He was a journalist and a broadcaster in Nepal before... Read more » |  Rehan Rafay Jamil currently working with the South Asia Social Protection (SASSP) at the World Bank. Rehan has a Masters in International Affairs from... Read more » |
 I am a Lead Environmental Economist in the World Bank, where among a host of other things, I coordinate the climate change work agenda in the Sout... Read more » |  Rohit Bhatia is an online communications officer with the South Asia region of the World Bank, based in New Delhi, India. In a career spanning 18 years,... Read more » |
 Rubaba Anwar joined The World Bank in 2008. Since then, she has been working on the general Governance program of the country office, but over the... Read more » |
 Sadiq is a senior manager for the World Bank's South Asia region. At the Bank, Sadiq has worked on poverty reduction, governance, private se... Read more » |  "After 28 years of being in the corporate world working in the Marketing Communications sector, I joined the development world because that's where my... Read more » |
... Read more » |  Sanjay Kathuria is the World Bank’s Lead Economist for Bangladesh, based in Dhaka since September 2009. He has been interacting extensively with the... Read more » |
 Sanket Mohapatra is an economist with the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank. His research interests include inte... Read more » |  Santanu Lahiri has joined WSP-Bangladesh in June 2007 to manage the local government water supply and sanitation capacity building program. Prior ... Read more » |
 Saori works with Education team at Human Development Unit in South Asia Region. She specializes in skills development, higher education, and ICT and... Read more » |  Saurabh works in the Economic Policy unit, South Asia Poverty Reduction Economic Management (PREM) Network, World Bank in Washington, D.C. He has worked... Read more » |
 Shantayanan Devarajan is the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s Africa Region. Since joining the World Bank in 1991, he has been a Principal... Read more » |  SHEKHAR SHAH joined the World Bank in 1989 as Deputy Research Administrator after several years with the Ford Foundation and in the US financial s... Read more » |
 Shweta S. Banerjee works on the Microfinance Gateway which is housed at the Consultativ... Read more » |  South Asia External Affairs Unit Read more » |
 Stephen D O'Connell is currently a consultant in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit of the World Bank. His work focuses on... Read more » |  Stephen Rasmussen leads the Technology Program at CGAP, a global microfinance resource center housed at the World Bank, and has more than 25 years... Read more » |
 Sundararajan Gopalan (Sundar, for short) is a Senior HNP Specialist and has been working on nutrition and health issues throughout his career. Though... Read more » |  Supriya Kumar is a consultant at the World Bank. She currently works on projects related to rural development and livelihoods in South Asia and focuses... Read more » |
 Susan Hirshberg is the South Asia Regional Disability Coordinator and Sr. Education Specialist. Read more » |  Susrutha Goonasekera is the Social Protection Economist at World Bank Sri Lanka country office. He has an MSc in Development Studies from School of... Read more » |
 Tara Béteille is currently working as Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank. Tara’s research focuses primarily... Read more » |
 Ulrich Bartsch was the senior country economist in the World Bank’s New Delhi office until September 2012, where he was in charge of macroeconomic... Read more » |
Vinay Kumar Vutukuru is a consultant at the World Bank. He currently works on projects related to Rural livelihoods and agriculture development in South... Read more » |  Vinita Ranade trabaja como consultora en comunicaciones para la web del Banco Mundial en Nueva Dehli, India. Read more » |
 William Byrd is currently serving in the World Bank’s Headquarters in Washington, DC as Economic Adviser in the Fragile and Conflict Affected Count... Read more » |
 Yongmei Zhou is a Senior Institutional Development Specialist in the World Bank New Delhi Office. She received her PhD Economics from University o... Read more » |  Yue Li is an economist in World Bank’s South Asia region. She recently co-authored the 2013 World Development Report on Jobs, as the focal person on... Read more » |
 Zahid Hussain joined the World Bank in 1995 and is currently a senior economist in the South Asia Finance and Poverty group. Prior to that, he was a... Read more » |  Zeeshan is the Communications Focal Point for the World Bank's Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally-Administered Tribal Ar... Read more » |