Srinivas assumed responsibilities as Head of PEFA Secretariat (www.pefa.org) in September 2020. Srinivas is the World Bank’s Global Lead on Public Financial Management based in Washington DC. He supports Governments on governance and Institutional reforms in developing and developed countries. He is a well recognized international Public Speaker, writer and blogger on various issues relating to Public Finances and Good Governance. Srinivas Gurazada (Srini), an Indian national with three decades of experience working on governance and public financial management around the world, is the current Head of PEFA Secretariat and the Global Lead Public Financial Management. Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (www.pefa.org) initiative, a partnership of nine development partners, is housed in the World Bank. PEFA is regarded as a gold standard for Public Financial Management and is being used in over 150 countries. Srini works on governance issues, ranging from government budget reforms, public financial management, domestic resource mobilization, public sector financial reporting (IPSAS), Governance in Sectors (specifically health & education) etc , to anti-corruption policies, control & oversight (Internal Audit, Supreme Auditing Institutions etc) and use of information technology for modernizing public sector. Srini held various positions in the World Bank, as Governance Lead in Sub-Saharan Africa region responsible of Zambia, Zimbabwe & Malawi, Task Team Leader, Program Manager, Global Lead Governance in Sectors, Chair of Accountability & Oversight Institutions etc. Before joining Bank, as a career civil servant, Srini held key positions in Government of India as Accountant General, Director, Customs Officer etc. Srini was deputed as advisor to Government of Oman by Government of India, where he worked on management reforms to sovereign wealth funds, key oil companies etc. Srini started his professional career as a partner in M/s G.Sita Rama Rao & Co, Chartered Accountants before his passion for development work motivated him to move to the public sector. Srini can be reached at sgurazada@pefa.org. You can also connect with him on his social media channels (Twitter: srinivasiaas; Blogs: https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/srinivas-gurazada ; Linkedin: Srinivas Gurazada)