Elvira Morella is a Senior Energy Specialist in the Global Energy and Extractives Practice at the World Bank Group where she leads energy sector investment operations and major analytical work in the Sub-Saharan Region. Her focus includes energy markets and institutions; power sector reforms; regional integration and power trade. She has also served as Infrastructure Economist in operations and analytical assignments in the water and urban sectors in several regions, including, in addition to Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa and East Asia.  Prior to joining the World Bank Group, she worked as Technical Expert in the Development Cooperation Department of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, advising on major environmental and cultural heritage preservation assistance programs in Egypt and Syria. Elvira holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Bocconi University and a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.