Soujanya Krishna Chodavarapu is a Senior Private Sector Specialist at the World Bank anchoring the FCI portfolio in Zambia. She has previously worked with both IFC and the World Bank across South Asia, East Asia, and Africa regions on Private Sector Development initiatives. Prior to joining the bank, Soujanya worked in the areas of Real sector competitiveness, Industrial parks, and Public Private Partnerships as a consultant with the Asian Development Bank and as an advisor to state governments in India. She is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.