Charles Feinstein
Charles Feinstein
World Bank
Charles Feinstein is presently Director of the World Bank’s Energy and Extractives Global Practice. In this role he is responsible for the operations and day to day management of the combined energy, mining and oil and gas investment, analytical and advisory portfolio with an outstanding value of over $40 billion. Before taking up this post in July 2014, he led the East Asia and the Pacific Region energy and water sectors, focusing on sector strategy development, innovation, quality assurance, and knowledge management. From 2008-12, he was Sustainable Development Leader for Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands based in Sydney, Australia, responsible for a diverse portfolio of Sustainable Development activities in 12 client countries.
Prior to assuming his position in Sydney, “Chas” was Sector Manager for Energy operations in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region. Mr. Feinstein’s work builds on his earlier service as a recognized energy specialist, and his role as co-author of the World Bank’s pioneering Environmental Strategy for the Energy Sector strategy paper (“Fuel for Thought”). Through the 1990’s, Mr. Feinstein was Team Leader for Climate Change in the World Bank’s Environment Department.
Prior to his World Bank employment, Chas served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer and Peace Corps Associate Country Director in the Pacific Islands. An alumnus of the East-West Center in Honolulu, the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the Harvard Executive Development Program, Mr. Feinstein is trained in electrical engineering and resource economics.
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