Sharmista Appaya

Sharmista Appaya

Business Line Lead for Digital Data Infrastructure

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Sharmista Appaya is the Global Business Line Lead for Digital Data Infrastructure at the World Bank Group. She looks at foundational elements that make up digital public infrastructure (DPI) and various aspects relating to the governance and value chains involved in Artificial Intelligence (AI) amongst other things.

She was previously, the Senior Financial Sector Specialist in the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI) Global Practice, where she analyzed fintech and its application to financial inclusion. Prior to joining the World Bank, she was the Head of the Fintech Accelerator at the Bank of England in London.