Khaled Sherif

Khaled Sherif, Egyptian, is a highly respected and experienced economist and manager with 25 years of experience within the World Bank, spanning strategic, operational and technical expertise in development and development finance. He comes with deep knowledge and extensive experience in project development, portfolio management and regional operations management.

He rose progressively through the ranks in the World Bank, joined through the Young Professional Program and moved up as Senior Economist, Principal Economist, Lead Economist and Sector Manager for private and financial sector development. He later became the Chief Administrative Officer – the Chief Operations Officer of the World Bank’s Africa Region.

As the Chief Financial/Administrative Officer for the Africa Region of the World Bank, he oversaw the largest region within the World Bank, which accounts for approximately half of the entire organization’s operational budget. Reporting to the Vice President for Africa region, he led a team of 250 professionals across Africa, responsible for operations work for 38 regional offices.

Under his leadership, the Africa Region doubled its volume of annual lending from under $4 billion to over $8 billion. He was responsible for strategic planning and policy development across the World Bank’s operations in Africa, and brings along wide experience in managing operations in Middle East, North Africa, South and East Asia.