Bernhard Metz is a Senior Operations Officer in the World Bank’s Fragility, Conflict & Violence (FCV) Group. His work focuses on the use of technology and innovative methods to enhance project implementation and supervision in FCV settings as well as the COVID-19 context. In this regard, he launched the Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision (GEMS) and leads a team of some 35 M&E and data experts based in >25 countries. The GEMS team builds capacity in the use of field-ready Open-Source technology among government agencies and development professionals around the world. Before joining the World Bank in 2012 and completing an MPA degree at Harvard University, Bernhard worked as special assistant to the CEO and lead of a data analysis unit at Allianz Global Investors.