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John Roome

Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Group

John Roome is Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development at the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP. Before that he was Senior Director for Climate Change. He joined the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP in 1989, working initially in Africa, and has since held various positions including Operations and Strategy Director for Global Practices and Cross Cutting Solutions, Director for Sustainable Development in the ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s East Asia and the Pacific Region, Operations and Strategy Director in the ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s South Asia region and as Operational Quality Director in the ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s Africa region. His experience spans water, urban, transport, energy, rural, agriculture, environment, and social sectors, as well as disaster risk management and climate change. Before joining the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP, John worked in Europe for Monitor Company, a leading corporate strategy consulting firm, and at Old Mutual, a South African Life Assurance Company. He was educated at Oxford University, where he obtained Masters Degrees in Econometrics and in Management Studies, and the University of Cape Town where he obtained a Bachelor¡¯s degree in Economics, Statistics and Actuarial Science.

John Roome
1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
Tel : 202-473-3373
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainable Economic Growth
  • Climate Finance
  • Infrastructure and Growth