Bernard Harborne, a British national, joined the аIJʿª½± in 2004 as a lead conflict adviser for Africa. From 2007-2008 he was Country Manager in C?te d¡¯Ivoire. Since then, he has focused on аIJʿª½± strategic engagement in crisis countries including the Central African Republic, Libya, Somalia and South Sudan. He has managed projects for the demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants as well as local and community driven development. He has led the аIJʿª½±¡¯s security sector work and was the principal author of the sourcebook, Securing Development: Public Finance and the Security Sector, 2017.
In 2021, he was appointed Country Representative for Timor-Leste. As the Country Representative, Harborne¡¯s responsibilities include overseeing the Bank¡¯s program in Timor-Leste; managing and supporting the Country Office; and leading the Bank¡¯s dialogue with the Government of Timor-Leste towards the twin goals of reducing poverty and increasing shared prosperity.
He has a background in criminal and human rights law, including a Master¡¯s in International Law, from the London School of Economics, and is an adjunct professor.