Neesham works in operational knowledge sharing & learning design within the international development domain. Her concentration in knowledge management is the design and implementation of knowledge management strategies & frameworks to surface and apply technical operational knowledge. Specifically, she focuses on applying change management approaches to increase organizational knowledge flow, facilitating institutional knowledge identification/capture/retention, and increasing the reuse of institutional knowledge for organizational efficiency and maximum client impact. She is experienced in the design and delivery of multi-stakeholder engagements (with a focus on South to South knowledge sharing) between governments, NGO, private sector, and international organizations.

She co-leads the World Bank Group Knowledge Management & Learning Community and is active in external professional associations. Her operational & policy experience includes access to finance, banking regulation, commercial bank downscaling, and natural disaster risk mitigation. She holds an MSc in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics and a BA in International Studies and Economics from The Ohio State University.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. We utilize and leverage our products and services—as well as products and services of other institutions in the World Bank Group—to provide development solutions customized to meet clients’ needs. We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and political challenges. Clients view IFC as a provider and mobilizer of scarce capital, knowledge, and long-term partnerships that can help address critical constraints in areas such as finance, infrastructure, employee skills, and the regulatory environment. IFC is also a leading mobilizer of third-party resources for its projects. Our willingness to engage in difficult environments and our leadership in crowding-in private finance enable us to extend our footprint and have a development impact well beyond our direct resources.