Manuel Berlengiero is a Lead Energy Specialist, overseeing and coordinating the World Bank energy program across Central Asia. Manuel comes with more than 20 years of experience in the energy and climate change sectors, having worked on the nexus between decarbonization, regional interconnectivity and market reforms in more than 20 low, middle and high-income countries.
Since joining the World Bank 14 years ago, he has lived in Washington, Bamako, Dakar and Vienna, and led programs and projects across Africa, Europe and Central Asia on various energy issues, including regional markets development and electricity trade, sector reforms, development of low carbon and renewable energy resources, energy access and the energy-fragility nexus.
Before joining the World Bank, Manuel worked as consultant in London advising donors, governments, and international companies on development of energy and extractives projects in various regions. Manuel holds a Ph.D. from the University of Genova, Italy, a MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK, and a graduate degree in physics from University of Turin, Italy. Outside work, he is an avid sailor and loves spending time with his wife and two energetic kids.