Who we are

Mohamed El-Ashry
Dr. El-Ashry was the Chief Environmental Adviser to the President and Director of the Environment Department (1991-94) at the World Bank. He also served as Chairman of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) during its Pilot Phase (1991-94). Dr. El-Ashry received his B.S. degree with honors in 1959 from Cairo University, and his Ph.D. degree in geology in 1966 from the University of Illinois. Prior to joining the World Bank, he served as Senior Vice President with the World Resources Institute (WRI), and as Director of Environmental Quality with the Tennessee Valley Authority. He has held teaching and research positions at Cairo University, Pan-American-U.A.R. Oil Company, Illinois Geological Survey, Wilkes University and the Environmental Defense Fund. He served as Senior Environmental Adviser to UNDP, and as Special Adviser to the Secretary General of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).