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Jessica Farmer, Electric Mobility Lead at World Bank Group, Knowledge BankFreight Forum speaker
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Jessica
Farmer

Electric Mobility Lead

World Bank Group, Knowledge Bank

RepresentingWorld Bank Group
Biography

Structuring investment for electric mobility.

Bringing infrastructure, project-finance and investment experience to the global electric-mobility transition.

Jessica J. Farmer is Electric Mobility Lead in the World Bank Group's Global Transportation and Infrastructure department within the Knowledge Bank.

Since joining the World Bank Group in Asia in 2014, she has supported a global portfolio of infrastructure investments across project, structured and corporate finance, including debt and equity products. Her sector experience spans power, renewables, telecoms, ports, logistics and public transportation.

Before joining the World Bank Group, Jessica spent 14 years at the Export-Import Bank of the United States, ultimately serving as Vice President for Asset Management. She holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree with honours in French Literature from the University of Colorado Boulder.

01Electric Mobility
02Infrastructure Finance
03Bankable Projects
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