Janamitra Devan

• Vice-President, Financial and Private Sector Development
  World Bank

Spent 10 years at McKinsey & Company, Asia and North America: Director, Global Operations, Strategy Practice; later, Director, Asia, McKinsey Global Institute. Since 2009, with the World Bank Group: Vice-President, Financial and Private Sector Development, World Bank and International Finance Corporation. Engages with policy-makers who shape the business environment for the private sector. Works to promote collaborative public-private dialogue and the development of a regulatory environment that fosters opportunities for entrepreneurship and job creation. Provides intellectual leadership and strategic direction in the areas of financial sector diagnostics and policy advice to national financial sector regulatory and supervisory authorities to help build strong and efficient financial systems. Has focused on efforts to facilitate access to a broad range of financial services - for firms and for households - and to mobilize the private sector in offering better services to the poor. Represents the World Bank on the Financial Stability Board in Basel.