Eileen Burke is a Lead Water Resource Specialist and the Global Lead for the Water Resources at the World Bank. She has led Bank transboundary waters initiatives in the Mekong and Nile Basins, and has served as the World Bank co-focal point for transboundary waters. In addition, she has worked on national level water resources programs in Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Europe.
Eileen co-led the global study on What the Future Has in Store: A New Paradigm for Water Storage. She also leads the Bank’s Global Solutions Group for Water Resources Management, including working with World Bank teams globally to improve the impact of water resources lending activities in the Bank’s $24 billion water lending pipeline.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Eileen worked at the Millennium Challenge Corporation and in Public Finance on Wall Street. Eileen holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Princeton University and received her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.