Dr. Khaled Sherif is a development professional with unique expertise and experience. Dr. Sherif has worked for the World Bank since 1990, and has held various senior positions in the world’s largest development agencies, including the African Development Bank, and the US Agency for International Development.
At the World Bank, Dr. Sherif led the economic reform efforts of several countries prominent among them Romania and Ukraine. Dr. Sherif was the principal economic advisor to both the former Romanian President, Traian Băsescu, and the former President of Ukraine, Victor Yushchenko. Dr. Sherif charted out the pathway to both Romania’s and Ukraine’s economic development, which resulted in Romania becoming the fastest growing economy in Eastern Europe. Dr. Sherif was also integral in the post war rebuilding of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dr. Khaled Sherif served as the Vice President of Operations for the African Development Bank for over half a decade and is an Africa expert. Dr. Sherif has worked on the development efforts of the 54 nations that make up the African continent. Dr. Sherif has counseled various senior African government officials on economic reform.
Dr. Sherif also has vast experience working across the Arab world. Dr. Sherif has worked on the development programs of Algerian, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Sudan. Dr. Sherif was also the senior economic advisor to the Minister of Economy of Abu Dhabi. Dr. Sherif is also an expert on the Egyptian economy, his home country.