Kristalina Georgieva's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Kristalina Georgieva is currently a Vice-President in charge of Budget and Human Resources at European Commission from 2014 to 2016 (2 years) in Brussels Area, Belgium. European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Health Aid and Crisis Responding at European Commission from 2010 to 2014 (4 years) in Brussels Area, Belgium. Vice President and Corporate Secretary at World Bank Group from 2008 to 2010 (2 years) in Washington D.C. Metro Area. Directly reporting to the President. Interlocutor between World Bank Group senior management, its Board of Directors and the (then) 186 shareholder countries of the World Bank Group. . Director, Strategy and Operations, Sustainable Development at World Bank Group from 2007 to 2008 (1 year) in Washington D.C. Metro Area. In charge of overall directions and delivery of World Bank policy and lending operations in infrastructure, urban development, agriculture, environment and social development, including coordination of World Bank support to fragile and conflict- affected countries. . Director and Resident Representative, Russian Federation at World Bank Group from 2004 to 2007 (3 years) in Moscow, Russian Federation. Responsible for World Bank projects in more than forty regions of the Russian Federation. . Director, Environment Department at World Bank Group from 2000 to 2004 (4 years). In charge of World Bank environmental strategy, policies and lending. . Sector Director, Environment and Social Development, East Asia and Pacific Region at World Bank Group from 1998 to 1999 (1 year). Responsible for social development operations, including extensive work on social safety nets, community development and women empowerment; global environment projects; and regional initiatives in the areas of social development and environment. . Sector Manager, Environment, East Asia and Pacific Region at World Bank Group from 1997 to 1998 (1 year). Responsible for regional environmental programs; environmental projects (investments and technical assistance), The World Bank Group. . Environmental Economist/Senior Environmental Economist, Environment Division, Europe and Central Asi at World Bank Group from 1993 to 1997 (4 years). . Consultant, Environomics at Merser Management Consulting, Inc. from 1992 to 1992 (less than a year). Environmental policy services for Central and Eastern Europe. . Visiting Professor at University of the South Pacific, Fiji; and Australian National University from 1991 to 1991 (less than a year). Lectured on Economies in Transition. Managing Director at International Monetary Fund from October 2019 to November 2019 (2 months) in Washington D.C. Metro Area. . Chief Executive Officer at World Bank Group from January 2017 to October 2019 (2 years 10 months) in Washington D.C. Metro Area. . Interim President at World Bank Group from January 2019 to April 2019 (4 months). . .

🎓 Education

After completing her education, Kristalina Georgieva held a number of jobs in the private sector,VOLTIMER GROUP LIMITED as a Business Administrator and FINANCIAL DIRECTOR. Starting from October 2008, she has been the chief financial officer at United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In this position, she reports to the deputy ambassador.Kristalina Georgieva has experience with a wide range of financial endeavors, including managerial, financial, and accounting positions. She has a significant background in economic science, having held a Ph.D. from University of National and World Economy in 1986 and an M.S. from University of National and World Economy in 1976.Kristalina Georgieva has extensive experience in financial planning and working with internal and external clients. She has been responsible for carrying out budget reductions, forecasting financial needs, and quality control of USAID's financial program. She is also a skilled decision maker, able to make tough calls that have important consequences for the Agency's operations.Prior to joining USAID, Kristalina Georgieva was a financial analyst at the World Bank. During her time at the World Bank, she worked on a variety of projects, including developing country financial analysis, issued indicators to report on the state of development, and managed the bank's portfolio. She also served as the bank's head of political economy and sociology.Kristalina Georgieva is highly accomplished in her field of study, and has received several awards in her field. She has been a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences since 2009, and has been a fellow of the World Bank's Institute for Development Economics since 2013. She is also a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the European Academy of Economists.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Kristalina Georgieva has over 10 years of experience in management, industry, and public administration. Georgieva has also been a board member and chair of numerous organizations, including the World Bank. Georgieva holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Russian Federal University of Economics and Finance and a Master of Science in public administration from the Russian State University of Nations and Cities. Georgieva has been working at the World Bank Group since she was a deputy manager at the European Commission in Brussels. She then worked as a vice president for budget and human resources at the European Commission from 2014 to 2016. Georgieva then worked as a vice president and corporate secretary at the World Bank Group from 2008 to 2010. From 2004 to 2007, she was a director and Resident Representative, Russian Federation at the World Bank Group. Georgieva worked as an environmental economist at MERSER Management Consulting from 1992 to 1992. From 1991 to 1991, she was a visiting professor at the University of the South Pacific and lectured on economy in transition.