Michael Geiger is an Economic Adviser in the Country Economics Unit of the World Bank’s Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS) vice presidency. In this role he serves as one of the Bank-wide champions of operational policy and quality in the areas of Development Policy Financing (DPF) operations and Country Engagement products.
Between 2010 and 2021, he worked as a Senior Country Economist in the Global Practice of Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) in the Africa and the Middle East & North Africa Regions. There, he covered Ghana, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, and the countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). During that time, Michael led and contributed to the full set of analytic, operational, and corporate products that the Bank offers to clients through the country economics stream.