Board member
Cecile Niang is a Lead Economist in the Finance Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice of the World Bank. Prior to this, Cecile was a Program Leader in the World Bank Caribbean Management Unit over 2014-2018, leading the World Bank’s work on supporting growth in the region. She was also the coordinator of the Caribbean Growth Forum, a policy platform that accelerates the implementation of inclusive private-sector led growth reforms, while at the same time fostering greater focus on results, transparency and accountability. Prior to her appointment in the Caribbean, Cecile was a Country Sector Coordinator and Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Finance and Private Sector Development department, in South Asia and Africa. She has 20 years of experience in international private sector development, project management, strategy and policy.
Over the past fifteen years at the World Bank, Cecile has specialized on telecom, ICT and energy market and infrastructure development, investment climate reforms, financial inclusion, financial resilience, competitive industries and innovation. Her work has spanned across South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe. She has wide ranging operational experience in policy and regulatory reforms and financing of public private partnerships. She has also written extensively on access to finance and productivity and inclusion.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Cecile was an Associate Manager, Business Development at France Telecom North America and a Director, Corporate Development at Juno Online, a US Internet Service Provider. Cecile holds graduate degrees in economics, business administration and information Systems from Columbia University, Paris Dauphine and Telecom Ecole de Management.
Board member
Cecile Niang is a Lead Economist in the Finance Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice of the World Bank. Prior to this, Cecile was a Program Leader in the World Bank Caribbean Management Unit over 2014-2018, leading the World Bank’s work on supporting growth in the region. She was also the coordinator of the Caribbean Growth Forum, a policy platform that accelerates the implementation of inclusive private-sector led growth reforms, while at the same time fostering greater focus on results, transparency and accountability. Prior to her appointment in the Caribbean, Cecile was a Country Sector Coordinator and Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Finance and Private Sector Development department, in South Asia and Africa. She has 20 years of experience in international private sector development, project management, strategy and policy.
Over the past fifteen years at the World Bank, Cecile has specialized on telecom, ICT and energy market and infrastructure development, investment climate reforms, financial inclusion, financial resilience, competitive industries and innovation. Her work has spanned across South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe. She has wide ranging operational experience in policy and regulatory reforms and financing of public private partnerships. She has also written extensively on access to finance and productivity and inclusion.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Cecile was an Associate Manager, Business Development at France Telecom North America and a Director, Corporate Development at Juno Online, a US Internet Service Provider. Cecile holds graduate degrees in economics, business administration and information Systems from Columbia University, Paris Dauphine and Telecom Ecole de Management.