Michael Weber is Senior Economist with the World Bank’s Human Capital Project, working with World Bank development practitioners around the globe. Michael is focusing on policy solutions and analysis in the fields of skills development, labor markets, and social protection. Across these topic areas he focuses on innovative policies and programs in developing countries. Michael engages with national governments, the private sector, and international associations or organizations to help countries build, protect, and utilize their human capital. His work spans the design, implementation, and impact evaluation of policies and programs for better skills & jobs for more people. Michael joined the World Bank in 2008 and has since then worked with numerous low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America. Michael holds a PhD in Economics and Master’s Degrees in Economics as well as Commerce.