Jeffrey Waite is a Lead Education Specialist in the World Bank’s Eastern and Southern Africa Education Unit. Since joining the World Bank in 1997, Jeffrey has worked primarily in the Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and Pacific and Africa Regions, spending several years leading the Human Development program in the Vietnam and Morocco Country Offices. Prior to joining the Bank, Jeffrey worked for the Government of New Zealand. He has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Montreal and a Diploma in Public Administration from the French National School of Administration.