Bruce Jenkins

Policy Consultant

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Bruce served as BIC's Policy Director from 2001 until 2009, before becoming a consultant. Bruce concentrates on issues of social and environmental sustainability, access to information, and accountability at the multilateral development banks (MDBs). Bruce has focused on strengthening the World Bank’s safeguard policy framework, promoting reforms through the IDA replenishment processes, challenging the MDB’s inconsistent approaches to civil society participation, defending the integrity of the MDB’s accountability mechanisms, and broadening public access to information at the multilateral lending institutions. Bruce joined BIC with a strong background in democratization and conflict issues, having served as Executive Director of The Albert Einstein Institution from 1995-2000.

Bruce has extensive international experience working with both policy makers and civil society groups, having developed and coordinated consultations and workshops for leaders and activists from Burma, Tibet, the Baltic States, and other areas on nonviolent democratization processes. In addition to conflict studies and international relations, Bruce has studied political economy, trade controls, and international financial institutions. He holds degrees from the University of New Hampshire and the Freie Universitaet Berlin.

Accountability Accountability at the IFC & MIGA Accountability at the World Bank ADB Safeguards Policy Update Energy & Extractive Industries Environmental & Social Policies Environmental & Social Policies at the ADB Environmental & Social Policies at the IFC Environmental & Social Policies at the MIGA Environmental & Social Policies at the World Bank IFI Governance Indigenous Peoples and the World Bank Infrastructure International Development Association replenishment Trade Transparency Transparency at the IFC U.S. Government Oversight World Bank Governance and Anticorruption Strategy International Finance Corporation International Monetary Fund Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency World Bank (IBRD & IDA)