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Saroj Kumar Jha has been appointed to a key position in the World Bank. Jha assumed the position of Senior Director for the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group at the World Bank. He has to work across the Bank Group and in close collaboration with partners. Jha is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
He joined the World Bank in 2005 as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist in the Sustainable Development Network, after significant experience with the Indian Government and the United Nation’s Development Program (UNDP). Earlier, Jha worked as the World Bank’s Global Manager for Disaster Risk Management Practice.
Prior to this, he was Regional Director of the World Bank’s Central Asia Region based in Almaty since February 2012. Jha also worked as the World Bank’s Global Manager for Disaster Risk Management Practice and served as head of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), which he established in 2006.
Jha is an Indian national, and joined the World Bank in 2005 as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist in the Sustainable Development Network, after significant experience with the Government of India and the United Nation’s Development Program (UNDP).He holds a dual degree in civil engineering and development economics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India.