Johan Bjurman Bergman is a Digital and AI Specialist in the World Bank Group's (WBG) Digital and AI Vice Presidency, where he works with regional teams to develop the Bank's client advisory and lending program on artificial intelligence. He has helped shape global WBG initiatives including the AI Repository and the AI Academy for Governments, and has contributed to WBG publications on AI strategy, AI and jobs, and semiconductor workforce development.
He combines experience in WBG lending operations and policy advisory with a background as an operator and investor in tech and tech-enabled companies in education and healthcare, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Johan is an alumnus of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the Stockholm School of Economics, where he studied business, finance, and development economics. He speaks Swedish, English, and French. His first job was as an opera singer.