Jamil Salmi is an independent expert for education and the former education sector manager for The World Bank in the Latin American and Caribbean region. He was also coordinator of the Bank's network of higher education professionals and was the Bank's official representative at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in Paris, France in October 1998. Dr. Salmi worked for four years in the education and social policy department of The World Bank conducting policy research in the field of higher education. He was responsible for the preparation of the Bank's policy paper on higher education, published in July 1994. Dr. Salmi was previously professor of education economics at the National Institute of Education Planning in Rabat, Morocco. He has also served as a consultant to various ministries, national professional associations, and international organizations. Dr. Salmi holds a master's degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and a Ph.D. in development studies from the University of Sussex, UK.