Tomasz Telma is director for Europe and Central Asia of the International Finance Corp. based in Moscow. He is responsible for managing IFC’s activities in this region, including a significant investment program and portfolio, and an advisory program consisting of about 80 projects in 20 countries. Tomasz has been with IFC since 1995 with most of his career focused on developing and executing IFC’s debt and equity investments. Prior to his current assignment, he was based in Kazakhstan as associate director for Central Asia and Azerbaijan, and earlier in Moscow as chief investment officer responsible for IFC’s new financial sector investments in the region. Before joining IFC, he worked for PlanEcon, Inc., a private U.S.-based consulting and investment advisory firm focusing on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.