In July 2014, Amit Dar was appointed Director of the World Bank Group’s Education Global Practice. In this role he will be overseeing the operational program of the practice and assisting in strategy development and implementation. Prior to this, he was Sector Manager for Education in South Asia, where he oversaw the lending and analytical education program for the region. Amit has worked all over South Asia on education and labor market issues. Prior to this job he was in the Anchor Unit of the Social Protection group where he worked on similar issues in Africa, Latin America, East Asia, and the Middle East. Amit holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University.