The World Fellows

Senior Trade Specialist, The World Bank

Olivier Cattaneo is a Senior Trade Specialist at the World Bank, in Washington, D.C, where he recently took charge of the Global Trade and Financial Architecture (GTFA) project. Building on the findings of the UN Millennium Task Force on Trade, the GTFA aims to identify and promote concrete policy options for strengthening and increasing the inclusiveness of the multilateral economic system that has supported the process of globalization since World War II. Previously at the World Bank, he advised African governments on trade policy reforms. Prior to his World Fellowship, he was responsible for trade policy at the Agence Française de Développement. He also worked as an advisor and speechwriter to French ministers and members of Parliament.  He has taught at various institutions, including SciencesPo Paris, the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.