Peer Stein, a German national, is an independent advisor for impact finance and investments with a focus on green and digital finance in emerging markets. He has had a long career in senior positions at the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank Group, where he has led investment, advisory, and policy work for clients across all regions in emerging markets as well as at the global level. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, he led the World Bank Group’s engagement with the G20 for financial inclusion and later on for green finance. Peer Stein has been a lecturer on financial sector reform and development at Johns Hopkins University/SAIS and has served as Chair for the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Future of Financing & Capital.