Laura Berman is an Energy Specialist in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice of the World Bank. She has worked in both Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean on the design and implementation of energy projects. Her expertise covers a number of key topics in the energy field including geothermal resource development, rehabilitating electricity distribution systems, designing policies and regulations for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and expanding energy access. She is currently working on energy projects in Zambia, Angola, and Sao Tome and Principe and co-managing the World Bank’s Chile technical TA for Sustainable Geothermal Development Project. She is also the co-author of several recent publications on global approaches to geothermal resource development and risk mitigation.
Ms. Berman holds a Masters in International Energy Management and Policy from Columbia University, New York, and a Degree in International Economics and International Relations from Wheaton College in the United States.