Organization Structure

The World Bank Group manages FIRST's work program on behalf of donors through the PMU as described in the FIRST Charter. The PMU is led by the Program Manager, who is recruited internationally and hired by the World Bank Group.

Carlos Pinerua
Program Manager
Pramita Moni SenGupta
Senior Financial Sector Specialist
Hanh Thi Bich Le
Senior M&E Officer
Padmashree Sidarth
Operations Analyst

FIRST is guided by a Governing Council comprising one representative of each of FIRST's Main Donors, a representative from the World Bank Group and a representative from the IMF. "Main Donors" are defined as Donors who have contributed at least $2,000,000 (two million - U.S. dollars) in cash contributions to FIRST.

The Governing Council Members and Alternates

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Natascha Beinker
Deputy Head of Division Cooperation with the Private Sector, Economic Policy, BMZ
Member

Makaio Witte
Financial Sector Specialist, Sustainable Economic Development Department, BMZ
Alternate
International Monetary Fund

Aditya Narain
Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Vice Chair

Mark White Lewis
Assistant Director, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF

Alternate
Luxembourg Ministry of Finance

Miguel Marques
Deputy Director, Directorate for Multilateral Affairs, Development Aid & Compliance, Ministry of Finance
Member

Arsene Jacoby
Director, International Financial Institutions, Ministry of Finance
Alternate
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

Sandra Louiszoon
Sustainable Economic Development Department, MFA
Member
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Rosmarie Schlup
Head, Macroeconomic Support Division, SECO
Chair of the Governing Council

Natalie Bertsch
Macroeconomic Support Division, SECO
Alternate
World Bank Group

Alfonso Garcia Mora
Global Director – Finance, The World Bank Group
Member

Yira Mascaro
Practice Manager, Finance Stability and Integrity, The World Bank Group
Alternate