Mona El Chami is a Senior Governance Specialist at the Public Finance and Procurement Unit, Prosperity Vertical, Institutions Global Department at the World Bank. She is a member of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Secretariat, housed by the World Bank. During her over 20-year career at the World Bank, Mona has been leading and supporting operations on governance and public financial management (PFM), including accounting, audit, accountability, oversight, transparency, public participation, and anticorruption. Within her fiduciary assurance role, Mona has been advising countries on transparent fund use contributing to sustainable development. On the knowledge agenda, Mona has been designing, developing and conducting various knowledge and learning programs and tools.
Mona co-leads the World Bank Global Accountability and Oversight Institutions Community of Practice managing a platform for exchange of expertise among countries and practitioners, in collaboration with global professional networks and development partners. She manages the Global Audit and Oversight PFM program. In addition, Mona advises the World Bank Global Director on their role as Donor Chair of INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation (IDC). Regarding PEFA, Mona supports the program in managing its methodology, providing guidance and training, ensuring quality assurance of assessments, and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders to strengthen PFM systems worldwide.
Prior to joining the Word Bank, Mona worked with KPMG, managing consulting engagements in both the private and public sectors, including corporate governance, risk assessments and business process improvement. She had been, as well, a developer and lecturer of professional training courses in internal audit in cooperation with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). Mona holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Lebanese American University and is a US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Mona is bilingual in English and Arabic, with ongoing development in French.