Mr. Severino is the current General Inspector of Finances at the French Ministry of Finances. He is the former Director General of the French Development Agency. Mr. Severino worked for the Ministry of Finance and Economy in several capacities, including adviser of the Minister for Development, leader of the Development Ministry’s geographical coordination, and Director of the Ministry’s Development Programs. In the period 1996 – 2000 he was at the World Bank, first as Director for Central Europe, and then Vice-President for Asia.