Our Team

Ludovic, a French and Australian national, joined PPIAF in October 2016. Based in Singapore within the offices of the World Bank Infrastructure and Urban Development Hub, Ludovic is PPIAF’s Senior Infrastructure Specialist for the energy sector, and Regional Program Leader for Asia and the Pacific. Ludovic has over 20 years of work experience in PPP transactions and institutional advisory, and a multi-faceted background in managing stakeholders and structuring and financing power projects, of which the model case Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project in Laos is a particular highlight. In recent years, Ludovic has independently advised numerous governments in South and East Asia and East Africa on their respective PPP programs and projects. Ludovic holds a Master of Science in engineering and international development from agro-engineering school ISTOM, and a post graduate degree in marketing and finance from ESSEC business school, France.

Henri joined PPIAF in April 2024, following the establishment of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) as an associated Global Knowledge Trust Fund within PPIAF. As GI Hub Program Lead, Henri leads their strategy and delivery of content initiatives and research, tools, and knowledge products. He is based in Singapore. Henri previously served as Chief Content Officer for the GI Hub before its integration within PPIAF. Prior to this, Henri was the Resilience Finance lead and acting COO for the Global Resilient Cities Network – an initiative across 100 cities pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation. He had previously been leading AECOM infrastructure advisory practice in Asia, advising on asset valuations and sale/acquisitions for Macquarie in North America and consulting on transport projects across Europe and APAC for Systra.Henri holds an MSc of Civil Engineering from ENTPE (France) and an MSc of Science from New York University (USA).

Khafi is working to ramp up PPIAF’s engagement on climate resilience and environmental sustainability by helping to deepen the technical quality of their climate adaptation advisory work, establish the central support mechanisms that will help grantees (i.e. Bank teams) introduce climate and environmental considerations in the policy and planning of private participation in infrastructure (PPI), and support the development of guidelines on climate-smart approaches in PPI. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Khafi has lived in six countries. She has over 11 years’ operations and advisory experience working in government and development banks in the design, planning, management, and quality assurance of a range of climate-risk resilient infrastructure investments in developing country contexts. She has also led several knowledge dissemination initiatives to build technical capacities of local stakeholders to effectively address disaster and climate risks including in-country workshops and university-level seminars. Khafi has a PhD from McMaster University, Canada, specializing in transboundary hydrogeology, international water policy and water resource risk analysis. Before moving to Washington, D.C., Khafi worked at the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure of Trinidad and Tobago where she founded the nation’s first Coastal Protection Unit and was the Minister’s Technical Advisor providing strategic advisory on flood risk management and climate-adapted infrastructure for the coastal zone.

Luciana, a Brazilian national, joined PPIAF in February, 2015. Luciana oversee PPIAF’s Knowledge Portfolio. Previously, Luciana worked as a Project Leader at Abbott Laboratories in Brazil, where she was in charge of developing Public-Private Partnership proposals in healthcare between Abbott and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. She also worked as a graduate student at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division and at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Doing Business Unit. Luciana holds a Master of Arts in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where she focused her studies on Latin America. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais and a Law Degree from Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos.

Bailo, a Guinean national, joined PPIAF in June 2012. Bailo is an Infrastructure Specialist and oversees PPIAF's West, Central and North Africa portfolio. In her role, she provides substantive operational and analytic support to PPIAF West, Central and North Africa regional team in business development, preparation, review, reporting and supervision of PPIAF funded activities. She also supports the effective implementation of its business plan in the region -one of PPIAF’s highest priority regions. Prior to joining PPIAF, she worked for the Ministry of Finance in Guinea (at the Division of Economic studies and forecast). She was responsible for the design, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and public investment projects; the economic budget; and the design and implementation of specific studies on the Guinean economy. She also worked for GIZ for two years as an operation analyst in supporting women (business own-enterprise) in rural and peri-urban areas to build capacities and facilitate access to finance. Bailo holds an M.A. in International Economics from the University of Clermont Ferrand (CERDI) in France. 

Monica joined PPIAF in April 2024, following the establishment of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) as an associated Global Knowledge Trust Fund within PPIAF. As an Infrastructure Specialist based in Sydney, Australia, Monica leads the development, delivery, and dissemination of the GI Hub’s strategic and innovation-focused programs of work.Monica brings more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure to PPIAF with a background encompassing engineering, management consulting, entrepreneurship, policy advisory, technology, innovation, and engineering consulting. She previously served as the Director of Thought Leadership at the GI Hub before its integration within PPIAF. Prior to this, Monica established and grew Isle Utilities in the APAC region. Isle is a boutique consultancy whose aim is to accelerate the commercialization of water technology across the globe. She was Managing Director for Isle Australia (between 2011–2015) and most recently led their expansion into Southeast Asia as Head of Technology and Innovation Consulting. 

Manpreet joined PPIAF in April 2024, following the establishment of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) as an associated Global Knowledge Trust Fund within PPIAF. As an Infrastructure Specialist based in Washington, D.C., Manpreet is responsible for advancing global data, analytics, and knowledge products for the GI Hub to scale up sustainable, low-carbon, resilient, and inclusive quality infrastructure, with a special focus on private capital mobilization. Manpreet previously served as Senior Economist at the GI Hub before its integration within PPIAF. She brings a decade of experience in delivering thought leadership papers, analytical studies and advisory on themes cross-cutting economics, public policy, data analytics, and infrastructure. Her experience spans a wide range of clients in public and private sectors across developed and developing economies in sectors including agriculture, finance, justice, mining, procurement, tax, trade, telecommunications, water, and urban development. Manpreet holds a Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Delhi.

Katrina joined PPIAF in April 2024, following the establishment of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) as an associated Global Knowledge Trust Fund within PPIAF. In her role as an Economist based in Sydney, Australia, Katrina is responsible for the development and delivery of the GI Hub’s data initiatives, producing research, analysis, and data-driven insights to support evidence-based decision making across the infrastructure ecosystem. Katrina brings 11 years of professional experience as an economist across diverse roles and industries, ranging from macroeconomic forecasting for the Commonwealth Treasury of Australia, conducting economic evaluations of Aboriginal education policy for state government, and leading the production of GDP analysis and commentary for the UK Office for National Statistics. She previously served as Senior Economist at the GI Hub before its integration within PPIAF.Katrina holds a Masters in Development Theory and Policy from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and a Masters of International Economics and Finance from Université Paris 13.

Yulia, a Russian national, joined PPIAF in November 2019 to support the development of PPIAF's communications and maintain the PPIAF website, donor dashboard, Twitter account, and newsletter. Prior to joining PPIAF, Yulia worked at the Smart City Expo Atlanta and Smart Cities New York, where she delivered events that convened global thought leaders to share effective strategies and tools to deploy smart cities technologies. With over 8 years of experience, her background combines digital marketing, communications, and event management. Yulia holds a Master’s degree in Communications from the City University of New York and a Bachelor’s in Marketing from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics, Russia.

Rui joined PPIAF in August 2020 as Program Officer, Operations. Rui is responsible for quality control and compliance in trust fund management, reporting, finance and resource management, including overseeing trust fund administration and reporting, funding engagements with donors, finance and budget, streamline operational processes, contribute to business and strategic planning, and provide guidance to staff working on related functions. Rui has been working in the World Bank for over 20 years and held various positions, including most recently supporting the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) on its operations. Prior to that, Rui worked with the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) on its budget formulation and monitoring, funds management and financial reporting and with the Poverty GP and South Asia Region on their resource management. She also worked in the World Bank’s Beijing office to provide project support to the energy team. Rui holds an MBA from the University of Maryland University College.