Jessica Wade

About Jessica Wade

I work at The World Bank Group, within Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and serve as Special Assistant/ Advisor to our Vice President for Finance, Risk, Economics, and Sustainability. Prior to that, I focused on Political Risk within anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa. Throughout my career I have focused on emerging markets, building on my academic background in international development. Before joining MIGA, I worked at Goldman Sachs Credit Risk Management in the Growth Markets team, covering corporates, financial institutions and sovereigns across Middle East, Africa and Central and Eastern Europe.While at Credit Suisse, I worked in the Credit Risk Management Department in the Leveraged Finance team, focusing on leveraged transactions in the industrials and natural resources sectors. At J.P. Morgan, I focused on emerging markets (Africa and Middle East) and while working in Japan, I covered large Japanese corporates and commercial banking clients. Before joining J.P. Morgan, I researched rural development in Sichuan, China, for my masters degree. I then\\ worked in Chennai, India, researching Indian small and medium enterprise (SME) finance. In the past I have volunteered with Bankers without Borders, working with a Kenyan microfinance organisation. I am passionate about improving the work environment for female employees, and have served as EMEA Treasurer of the women\'s network at JPMorgan and the co-head of the Advancement Pillar for one of the women\'s networks at Goldman Sachs. More recently I served as a Diversity and Inclusion advocate at MIGA, focusing on promoting inclusive work practices and acknowledging industry leaders who promote gender diversity.

Experience

1. Advisor

   MIGA

   Aug 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Advisor and Special Assistant to Ed Mountfield, MIGA\'s Vice President of Finance, Risk, Economics, and Sustainability.

Education

• Bryn Mawr College

  Bachelor of Science - BS, East Asian Studies, Political Science

• SOAS University of London

  MSc, Development Economics and International Development

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Valuation
• Editing
• N5 Japanese Language Proficiency Test
• Finance
• Research
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Derivatives
• Financial Analysis
• Structured Finance
• Emerging Markets
• Investment Banking
• Capital Markets
• Management
• Credit Risk
• N4 Japanese Language Proficiency Test