World Bank president Ajay Banga announced on September 8 the appointment of Amy Doherty as chief information officer (CIO) and vice-president of information and technology solutions. In this role, Ms Doherty will lead the information management and technology portfolio, linked tightly with the institution’s strategic direction and mission.
“Amy Doherty has demonstrated leadership in technology, transformation and information security in both the public and private sector, and I am very pleased to have her join the World Bank Group as CIO,” said Mr Banga. “Technology continues to push the frontier of [what’s] possible forward just as the World Bank is evolving to be a better bank. [Ms Doherty] has a skill, and will play a critical role, to ensure the bank is capturing the promise of the former to advance the latter.”
