Mohamed Gouled

Mohamed Gouled is IFC’s Vice President of Industries. He’s responsible for (i) managing IFC’s global sector communities of practice and ensuring that lessons of experience from IFC operations contribute to the WBG’s global knowledge bank and thought leadership; (ii) leading business development with global clients, as well as IFC’s climate finance and portfolio management; (iii) fostering close collaboration across WBG to align sector strategies, implement the Cascade approach, enhance client delivery, and support policy/sector reforms in WBG countries of operation; and (iv) supporting operational process simplification.

A Djiboutian national, Mr. Gouled was previously VP of Risk and Finance from 2017. Prior to that, he was a Director for IFC’s Special Operations Department, a Chief Credit Officer for EMENA region, and Manager for Financial Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. He started his career at the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, working for Treasury and the Industry and Infrastructure Departments.