Almud Weitz is currently the World Bank’s Regional Practice Director for Infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa region. A German and Italian national, she joined the World Bank in 2007 as Senior Regional Team Leader of the Water and Sanitation Program in the East Asia and Pacific Region, based in Jakarta. She has since held various positions at the World Bank, including Lead Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist and Transport Practice Manager in the EAP region based in Singapore, and most recently Transport Practice Manager in Eastern Africa based in Nairobi. Before joining, Ms. Weitz worked at the Asian Development Bank in Manila and Jakarta and with the United Nations Development Programme in New York.