Biography

Wenhe Zhang has 27 years of extensive experience in the areas of infrastructure and PPP, investment risk management and political risk insurance, and Chinese outward investment. He is currently a Senior Underwriter in the Infrastructure Sector Group at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group. Since joining MIGA in June 2003, Mr. Zhang has worked in a broad range of areas globally, primarily in the infrastructure sector and PPP covering power, water, transportation and telecommunications; investment risk management and political risk insurance; and promotion of both inward and outward investment for China. Mr. Zhang has extensive experience in business development, underwriting complex projects and advising clients on mitigating political and other investment risks to their planned investments in emerging markets.

Prior to joining MIGA, Mr. Zhang worked as Deputy Director in the Chinese Ministry of Finance in charge of World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations in China, ADB as Advisor to Chinese ED, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and National Poverty Reduction Office under the State Council, China.

Mr. Zhang graduated from the Renmin University of China, where he got a Ph. D degree in Economics. He also studied at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government for an Executive Program on PPP in Infrastructure, as well as at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in investment and project management. He has a lot of publications.