Salvatore Consolo is a Transport Analyst (Junior Professional Associate) in the Transport Unit of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, based in Vienna, Austria. He primarily works on safe and sustainable transport programs in the Western Balkans. Before joining the World Bank, he worked with the Sustainable Transport Division of the Inland Transport Committee at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), as well as with various think tanks and research institutions in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Transport and the U.S. Embassy in Italy. Salvatore holds a master’s degree with honors (cum laude) from Sciences Po Paris, where he specialized in International Governance and European Transport Policy. His grand oral dissertation focused on the World Bank’s programs in the Western Balkans. He also completed an exchange program in International Political Economy at the University of Edinburgh. He earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) from LUISS Guido Carli University.