Martin is a Lead Water and Sanitation Specialist in the World Bank’s Water Global Practice, where he currently leads the Bank’s global Citywide Inclusive Sanitation initiative. Martin has worked at the World Bank for over two decades on the preparation and implementation of water, sanitation, urban development and related investment projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe. Martin graduated from the University of Leeds in the UK with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and went on to obtain his PhD at Leeds on the treatment of tropical wastewater for safe effluent reuse in irrigation. He has over three decades of experience with multi-lateral development agencies, non-governmental organizations, engineering consultants and in academic research.