Álvaro Fernández is a Senior Governance Specialist in the World Bank’s Institutions Global Department with 20 years of experience in public financial management, governance, and fiduciary assurance. His current work focuses on digital public infrastructure, AI-enabled business process automation, institutional strengthening, and fiduciary compliance. He has held technical and leadership roles at the World Bank, IFAD, WWF, and UNICEF across Latin America and the Caribbean, and in Asia and the Pacific region. A Certified Public Accountant, he holds a Master’s degrees in Political Science and in Public Management and Decentralization, and brings a distinctive background in applying IT to practical solutions.