Sophie is the World Bank Group Global Director for Financial Services, where she is responsible for financial resilience and integrity, capital market development, financial inclusion, and disaster risk finance.
Sophie is also the CEO of CGAP, an international partnership, housed in the World Bank Group, dedicated to promoting inclusive financial ecosystems that enable a green, resilient, and equitable world for all.
Sophie has dedicated her professional career to the development of inclusive and sustainable financial ecosystems around the world, with more than twenty years of experience at the World Bank, where she has held different positions, including Director of Strategy and Operations at the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank and Director for the Caribbean region. Previously, Sophie worked as an expert in financial sector development and stability in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Among other roles, she led Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAPs) in countries across Europe, Central Asia, and Latin America, and served as the Manager who led the World Bank's response to banking crises across the European Union during the global financial crisis of 2008-2011.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Sophie worked on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in Europe for JP Morgan's Financial Institutions (FIG) team, and for Halcrow Fox and Associates' Infrastructure team. Sophie holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).