John Plevin is a financial sector specialist working with Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance global team at the World Bank. He works in countries across the world to develop financial protection programs for governments, businesses and vulnerable households. He leads the Agriculture Insurance Development Program which supports governments to build public-private partnerships for financial protection against agricultural risks. Prior to joining the World Bank, Plevin worked in the UK financial sector before working for the UK Government, advising Ministries and developing programs for the financial management of risk. He is a Fellow of the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and holds a first class degree in mathematics from the University of Edinburgh.