James Bond is an independent financial advisor specializing in emerging economies. He holds several positions in this field including non-executive director of the Latin America Infrastructure Company PLC and Senior Advisor to the French arm of Lazard Frères. He is also Distinguished Research Associate of the think tank Results for Development (R4D) and of the North South Institute. Prior to that, James spent 25 years at the World Bank where he served in numerous managerial positions, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of MIGA.