Gustavo Saltiel is the former Global Lead for Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) and led the WSS Global Solutions Group (GSG), which works to achieve universal access to safe, resilient, and sustainable water supply and sanitation services. At the World Bank, he served in a range of leadership roles, starting as a Senior Water Engineer in the Latin America Region and later as Sector Leader for Sustainable Development in Mexico. He went on to become Program Manager in the Africa Region, where he oversaw the Nile Basin and Cooperation in International Waters programs, the Water Program in Kenya, and Egypt’s landmark Rural Sanitation Program for Results.
Gustavo has more than 30 years of experience in the Water and Sustainable Development Sectors. Among his many responsibilities, he was the General Manager of Aguas Bonaerenses (Argentina), the State Owned Water Utility serving 2.5 million inhabitants in 70 localities in the Province of Buenos Aires. Previously, he had been Head of Planning and Regulatory Affairs of Azurix, the water and sewerage services concessionaire in the Province of Buenos Aires and Manager of the Quality of Service Department of ETOSS (Buenos Aires Water and Sewerage Services Regulatory Agency).