Madhu Raghunath is a Senior Urban
Specialist based in Hanoi, Vietnam, coordinating the World Bank’s Program in
the Urban Development and Disaster Risk Management sectors. She joined the Bank
Group in 2002 and over the past ten years has been leading a range of World
Bank operations and Analytical work in the fields of Urban Upgrading, Municipal
Finance and Management, Land Management, Disaster Risk Management, Urbanization
strategies, Urban transport and Decentralization. Prior to joining the Vietnam
office, Madhu was based in Washington DC focusing on the Middle East and North
Africa region and has contributed to the global urban engagements. Previously Madhu
has worked for the AFL-CIO and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Ms.
Raghunath has a Master’s in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.