Manuela is Head of Office for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development since August 2019. She has over fifteen years’ experience in development banking with a focus on the infrastructure and energy sectors. Previously, Manuela was based in London, holding positions as Associate Director Policy & Partnerships, Advisor to the VP and Principal Banker in the Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure Business Group. In these roles she worked on project finance and public sector loans in Egypt, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Mongolia and coordinated the Bank& €900m refugee response plan, with investments in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. She also led strategic policy reform engagements with Governments in the region and established new donor partnerships. Manuela started her career as economist for the British Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change and later on worked at the World Bank’s South Asia Energy Department. A German national, she holds a Master in International Economics and an MBA from London Business School.