Malcolm Cosgrove-Davies (Mac) started with the World Bank in 1992 as a contract employee for the Asia Alternative Energy Unit (ASTAE), focusing on rural and renewable energy in South and East Asia. He formally joined the World Bank in 1999 as a Senior Energy Specialist. He worked in the Africa region for nearly 10 years; he then returned to South Asia for three years before serving as Energy Practice Manager in Latin America and the Caribbean for three years and subsequently as the Global Lead for Energy Access. His career involved extensive experience across the energy sector, including team leadership and supporting roles covering grid and off-grid energy access, small and large renewable energy, energy sector reform and restructuring, emergency power, hydropower, thermal power, and transmission. His passion for the energy access agenda was nurtured throughout his career, including highlights such as the Sri Lanka Energy Services Delivery Project, the Lao Rural Electrification Project, and the Uganda Energy for Rural Transformation Program. He sought to lead the World Bank’s Energy Practice in expanding and further leveraging its energy access work, including building effective links within and outside the institution. He retired in April 2018.