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Elena Bourganskaia

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Vice President of Strategy and Operations Support at International Finance Corporation

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Elena Bourganskaia is IFC's Vice President of Strategy and Operations Support, overseeing corporate strategy, operations, environmental and social policy, and other corporate functions. She previously served as Chief of Staff to the IFC CEO/Managing Director and as Global Head of Municipal & Environmental Infrastructure, and joined IFC in 1998 as a Health Specialist. A Russian and American national, she holds a Master's in Public Administration from New York University and a Medical Doctor degree from Semashko Moscow Medical School.

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Experience

  1. IFC - International Finance CorporationVice President Strategy and Operations Supportcurrent2025 — present
  2. IFC - International Finance CorporationVice President of Corporate Support2021 — 2025Washington, DC
  3. IFC - International Finance CorporationChief Of Staff to the CEO2018 — 2021Washington, DC
  4. IFC - International Finance CorporationGlobal Head, Environmental & Municipal Infrastructure2013 — 2017Washington, DC
  5. IFC - International Finance CorporationManager, Infrastructure & Natural Resources, Europe and Central Asia2007 — 2013Moscow, Russia
  6. IFC - International Finance CorporationPrincipal Investment Officer2004 — 2007Moscow, Russia
  7. IFC - International Finance CorporationSenior/Principal Health Specialist1998 — 2004Washington, DC
  8. American International Health AllianceGlobal Lead, Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Control1996 — 1998Washington, DC
  9. American International Health AllianceRegional Director, Russia, Armenia, Georgia1993 — 1996Moscow, Russia

Education

  1. New York UniversityMaster's degree, Public Administration (Health)1992 — 1993
  2. Moscow State University of Medicine and DentistryDoctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine1987 — 1994

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Colleagues at International Finance Corporation

Alfonso García Mora
Regional Vice President, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean at International Finance Corporation
Ethiopis Tafara
Regional Vice President, Africa at International Finance Corporation
Evgeny Shadchnev
Advisor at International Finance Corporation
Federico Galizia
IFC Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at International Finance Corporation
John Gandolfo
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at International Finance Corporation
Makhtar Diop
Managing Director at International Finance Corporation
Mary-Jean Moyo
Chief of Staff at International Finance Corporation
Mohamed Gouled
Vice President, Products & Clients at International Finance Corporation