Laurence Carter has been appointed Senior Director of the Public Private Partnerships Cross Cutting Solutions Area of the World Bank Group. He is a British national, is Director for Public Private Partnerships at IFC, a position he has held since 2008. He joined IFC in 1993, where he started as an Economist in the Corporate Planning Department, Private Sector. During his 21 year career at IFC, he has held the positions of Senior Investment Officer, Regional Representative, Manager and Director across Corporate Planning, Capital Markets, Financial Markets, Central and Eastern Europe Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Department, and Infrastructure Advisory. Over the past five years, the PPP Transaction Advisory team has doubled its business, with a particular focus on promoting PPPs in fragile and conflict countries; built partnerships across the WBG and externally; and mobilized significant private funding through successful PPP closings (over $1 billion last year). Laurence is currently serving as the Chair of the Advisory Services Leadership team. Laurence received his MS in Agricultural Development from the University of London and his BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.