Mcdonald Benjamin, Phd Email & Phone Number

+ Economic development consultant with a focus on poverty reduction, grass-roots development and microfinance+ Experienced development manager with more than 23 years of World Bank experience, including 17 years of strategic country and program leadership for the World Bank+ Experienced and tested manager of staff, knowledge and lending programs, portfolios and budgets + Strong operational and analytical skills, with track record of leading strategy formulation, leading policy dialogue with clients, engaging with media and civil society, and enhancing quality for strong results in World Bank programs+ Strong technical skills as financial economist, with expertise on social dimensions of development and many years of leadership of programs spanning the full range of sectors+ Broad working experience throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (more than 14 years), as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, South Asia and North Africa, with country experience spanning fragile states, low-income and middle-income countries.+ Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Italian+ Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown University and Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University+ Deeply committed to values of supporting local actors to resolve their toughest development challenges by building relations of trust, bringing knowledge and ideas to bear, and working with passion, integrity and teamwork to achieve results for the most vulnerable populations