Cesare Calari is the Vice President of the Financial Sector at the World Bank and head of the Financial Sector Network. Prior to joining the Bank in 2001, he held a number of appointments at the International Finance Corporation since 1982, including Director of the Africa Region and Director of the Global Financial Markets Group. In this capacity, he was responsible for coordinating the IFC's investment and advisory operations in financial markets and institutions worldwide and served as a member of the IFC's Corporate Investment Committee. Mr. Calari has served on several corporate boards including Moneda Asset Management in Chile, Zivnostenska Banka in the Czech Republic, Nomura in Hungary, and International Bank in Poland. He has experience in law practice, and holds degrees in Law and Economics from the University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University.