Our Team

Ludovic, a French and Australian national, joined PPIAF in October 2016. Based in Singapore within the offices of the World Bank Infrastructure and Urban Development Hub, Ludovic is PPIAF’s Senior Infrastructure Specialist for the energy sector, and Regional Program Leader for Asia and the Pacific. Ludovic has over 20 years of work experience in PPP transactions and institutional advisory, and a multi-faceted background in managing stakeholders and structuring and financing power projects, of which the model case Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project in Laos is a particular highlight. In recent years, Ludovic has independently advised numerous governments in South and East Asia and East Africa on their respective PPP programs and projects. Ludovic holds a Master of Science in engineering and international development from agro-engineering school ISTOM, and a post graduate degree in marketing and finance from ESSEC business school, France.

Khafi is working to ramp up PPIAF’s engagement on climate resilience and environmental sustainability by helping to deepen the technical quality of their climate adaptation advisory work, establish the central support mechanisms that will help grantees (i.e. Bank teams) introduce climate and environmental considerations in the policy and planning of private participation in infrastructure (PPI), and support the development of guidelines on climate-smart approaches in PPI. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Khafi has lived in six countries. She has over 11 years’ operations and advisory experience working in government and development banks in the design, planning, management, and quality assurance of a range of climate-risk resilient infrastructure investments in developing country contexts. She has also led several knowledge dissemination initiatives to build technical capacities of local stakeholders to effectively address disaster and climate risks including in-country workshops and university-level seminars. Khafi has a PhD from McMaster University, Canada, specializing in transboundary hydrogeology, international water policy and water resource risk analysis. Before moving to Washington, D.C., Khafi worked at the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure of Trinidad and Tobago where she founded the nation’s first Coastal Protection Unit and was the Minister’s Technical Advisor providing strategic advisory on flood risk management and climate-adapted infrastructure for the coastal zone.

Luciana, a Brazilian national, joined PPIAF in February, 2015. Luciana oversee PPIAF’s Knowledge Portfolio. Previously, Luciana worked as a Project Leader at Abbott Laboratories in Brazil, where she was in charge of developing Public-Private Partnership proposals in healthcare between Abbott and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. She also worked as a graduate student at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division and at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Doing Business Unit. Luciana holds a Master of Arts in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where she focused her studies on Latin America. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais and a Law Degree from Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos.

Bailo, a Guinean national, joined PPIAF in June 2012. Bailo is an Infrastructure Specialist and oversees PPIAF's West, Central and North Africa portfolio. In her role, she provides substantive operational and analytic support to PPIAF West, Central and North Africa regional team in business development, preparation, review, reporting and supervision of PPIAF funded activities. She also supports the effective implementation of its business plan in the region -one of PPIAF’s highest priority regions. Prior to joining PPIAF, she worked for the Ministry of Finance in Guinea (at the Division of Economic studies and forecast). She was responsible for the design, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and public investment projects; the economic budget; and the design and implementation of specific studies on the Guinean economy. She also worked for GIZ for two years as an operation analyst in supporting women (business own-enterprise) in rural and peri-urban areas to build capacities and facilitate access to finance. Bailo holds an M.A. in International Economics from the University of Clermont Ferrand (CERDI) in France. 

Yulia, a Russian national, joined PPIAF in November 2019 to support the development of PPIAF's communications and maintain the PPIAF website, donor dashboard, Twitter account, and newsletter. Prior to joining PPIAF, Yulia worked at the Smart City Expo Atlanta and Smart Cities New York, where she delivered events that convened global thought leaders to share effective strategies and tools to deploy smart cities technologies. With over 8 years of experience, her background combines digital marketing, communications, and event management. Yulia holds a Master’s degree in Communications from the City University of New York and a Bachelor’s in Marketing from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics, Russia.

Rui joined PPIAF in August 2020 as Program Officer, Operations. Rui is responsible for quality control and compliance in trust fund management, reporting, finance and resource management, including overseeing trust fund administration and reporting, funding engagements with donors, finance and budget, streamline operational processes, contribute to business and strategic planning, and provide guidance to staff working on related functions. Rui has been working in the World Bank for over 20 years and held various positions, including most recently supporting the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) on its operations. Prior to that, Rui worked with the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) on its budget formulation and monitoring, funds management and financial reporting and with the Poverty GP and South Asia Region on their resource management. She also worked in the World Bank’s Beijing office to provide project support to the energy team. Rui holds an MBA from the University of Maryland University College.