Almud is the World Bank's Regional Practice Director for Infrastructure in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Prior to that, she was a Practice Manager for Transport in Southeast Asia and the Pacific and a Regional Team Leader for the Water and Sanitation Program in East Asia and South Asia, and Lead Water and Sanitation Specialist. Before joining the World Bank, Ms. Weitz held project task management positions at the Asian Development Bank in Manila and in Jakarta for over 8 years. She started her career as a Policy Analyst with the United Nations Development Programme in New York where she worked for 4 years. She is a German and Italian national and holds a Master's in Economics from the Free University of Berlin in Germany.