Franz Drees-Gross, a US and German national, serves as Director of Infrastructure in the World Bank’s Africa West region. Prior to this position, he was Director of Infrastructure for the Latin America and the Caribbean region. He has previously served as Practice Director in the Bank’s Transport and Digital Development Global Practice, Director of Strategy and Operations in the Office of the World Bank’s Chief Executive Officer and Country Director for the Pacific. He has been based in World Bank offices in Buenos Aires, Jakarta and Sydney as well as in Washington DC.