Neil Gregory is an internationally recognised expert on development finance, private capital mobilisation and impact investing. He is a Senior Research Associate at ODI, and a Senior Advisor to West Potomac Capital and NetPurpose, and he teaches sustainable finance and impact investing at Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies. He has consulted for a range of MDBs, DFIs, international institutions and impact investing organisations.

Neil previously held senior research, strategy and operational roles at IFC and the World Bank, most recently as Chief Thought Leadership Officer. He led multi-stakeholder processes resulting in the creation of the ‘Operating Principles for Impact Management’, the global standard for impact management and measurement, and the joint MDB-DFI methodology for reporting private capital mobilisation. He established the Private Sector Development Network to bring together researchers from thinktanks, academic institutions and MDBs/DFIs around the world.

Neil has authored a wide range of books, reports, articles in peer-reviewed journals, opinion pieces and blogs. He has degrees in Economics from Cambridge and Oxford Universities, and an MBA from Georgetown University.