Victoria Delmon to Lead World Bank Group Operations in Mongolia

Based in Ulaanbaatar, Delmon steps into this consolidated role with a mandate to foster private investment and economic diversification. She intends to leverage the country’s natural resources to build resilience, focusing on policy reforms that mobilize capital and stimulate job creation. This appointment aligns with the group's global strategy to synchronize institutional expertise at the country level, ensuring a more cohesive approach to development.

Delmon brings over 30 years of experience in infrastructure finance, public-private partnerships, and project development. Her career includes a tenure at the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and an advisory role at Veolia Environnement. Since joining the World Bank in 2006, she has held various positions, most recently serving as Manager for Upstream and Advisory in Infrastructure for Asia Pacific at the IFC in Singapore. A graduate of the University of Oxford with a Master of Arts in Law, she has also contributed significantly to academic literature on project finance and regulatory incentives.