Marjorie Mpundu, a Zambian national, is the World Bank Country Manager for Zimbabwe. She holds an LLB from the University of Zambia, an LLM (International Business) from the University of Manchester and an LLM (International Law) from Cornell Law School. She joined the World Bank in 2005 as a Legal Associate in the Legal Vice Presidency. She has since held various positions in Legal covering Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, including as decentralized Senior Counsel in Australia and in Kenya. Recently she was the Senior Strategy and Operations Officer in Africa Eastern Regional Vice Presidency.