Speaker Bio
Roby Senderowitsch currently serves as practice manager in the governance global practice of the World Bank. Prior to this, he was manager for leadership, learning and innovation of the country client services division.
Mr. Senderowitsch’s work at the World Bank includes a strong focus on political economy analysis, building coalitions for change, anticorruption initiatives, and the performance-based management of public institutions. In the past, he has served as manager of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), the Bank’s dedicated facility to support governments and civil society organizations facing governance challenges. He was also World Bank country manager in the Dominican Republic, where in addition to managing the Bank’s country program, he also led a participatory anticorruption initiative in collaboration with other international agencies, civil society groups, the private sector, government, and the media.
Before joining the Bank, Mr. Senderowitsch worked with several N.G.O.s in Argentina and Cuba, where he served as the field representative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He has lectured in human resource management in nonprofit organizations, and directed educational and community development programs, as well as working in human resource management in the private sector.
Mr. Senderowitsch has co-authored and contributed to numerous World Bank publications, including “Democratic Governance in Mexico: Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization,” an institutional and governance review published in 2007; “Performance Informed Budgeting and Trust in Government,” a working paper published in 2010; and “From the International Financial Crisis to Inclusive Growth in the Dominican Republic,” a policy note published in 2010.
Mr. Senderowitsch holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Buenos Aires, and a master’s degree in public policy from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has also completed postgraduate courses at Harvard and Stanford.
Mr. Senderowitsch’s work at the World Bank includes a strong focus on political economy analysis, building coalitions for change, anticorruption initiatives, and the performance-based management of public institutions. In the past, he has served as manager of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), the Bank’s dedicated facility to support governments and civil society organizations facing governance challenges. He was also World Bank country manager in the Dominican Republic, where in addition to managing the Bank’s country program, he also led a participatory anticorruption initiative in collaboration with other international agencies, civil society groups, the private sector, government, and the media.
Before joining the Bank, Mr. Senderowitsch worked with several N.G.O.s in Argentina and Cuba, where he served as the field representative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He has lectured in human resource management in nonprofit organizations, and directed educational and community development programs, as well as working in human resource management in the private sector.
Mr. Senderowitsch has co-authored and contributed to numerous World Bank publications, including “Democratic Governance in Mexico: Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization,” an institutional and governance review published in 2007; “Performance Informed Budgeting and Trust in Government,” a working paper published in 2010; and “From the International Financial Crisis to Inclusive Growth in the Dominican Republic,” a policy note published in 2010.
Mr. Senderowitsch holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Buenos Aires, and a master’s degree in public policy from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has also completed postgraduate courses at Harvard and Stanford.
Full Name
Roby Senderowitsch
