Ms. Anna Wellenstein - Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sustainable
Development Practice Group
Ms. Anna Wellenstein is the Regional Director for Latin
America and the Caribbean in the World Bank’s Sustainable
Development Practice Group. Ms. Wellenstein is
responsible for the World Bank’s agriculture, climate,
disaster risk management, environment, land, social, urban,
and water portfolios in the region.
Prior to this, Ms. Wellenstein was Director for Strategy and Operations of the World Bank’s
Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, where she oversaw $25 billion in lending to
developing countries in over 200 projects, 325 studies and technical assistance projects.
Anna has over 20 years of experience in sustainable development. She has led efforts to design
and finance investments, facilitate policy reforms, and build capacity to help countries reduce
poverty, foster shared prosperity and increase sustainability. She has been responsible for technical
oversight of projects financed by the World Bank and setting sector and country strategies. She
has developed strong partnerships with governments, development agencies and academia.