Chakib Jenane is the Regional Director for Sustainable Development for the Western and Central Africa Region at the World Bank and is responsible for driving sustainable development initiatives and transformative projects in the region. Chakib Jenane previously served the Practice Manager for the Agriculture and Food Practice. Prior to joining the World Bank, Chakib held key positions at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization among which as Chief of the Agro-industry Technology Unit and deputy-Director of the Agribusiness Development Branch. Chakib has also served as a university Professor at the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine in Rabat, Morocco. A Moroccan national He holds a Doctorate-es-Sciences degree from the Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine in Rabat and an MS in agricultural engineering from the University of Minnesota. He also completed a post-Doctorate within the Bio-systems Engineering Department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. with extensive experience in the field of sustainable development.