Ganesh Rasagam is Practice Manager at the World Bank Group Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness. He has 30 years experience in the public and private sector of infrastructure and development. His core areas of expertise are in Special Economic Zones, sub-regional economic development and regional integration, industrial competitiveness and infrastructure. Prior to joining The World Bank in 2003, Mr. Rasagam was the Chief Executive Officer of a development consulting firm in Penang, Malaysia that specialised in the design and implementation of national and sub-national competitiveness strategies.