Andrew Giddings is a Senior Counsel at the World Bank, where he leads on legal aspects of funds for global public goods in areas of health, nutrition & population, climate change, and environment, natural resources & blue economy. He is an expert in governance, international financial law, and sustainable development, and has extensive experience in ethics and business conduct, having served as Senior Director and Head of Ethics and Business Conduct at CGIAR, a global research partnership for food, land, and water systems. He has also previously worked as Senior Counsel at the International Monetary Fund, as a US Navy JAG Corps Officer/General Counsel, and as a finance attorney with Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York. He also serves as Counsel to the Board of the BankFund Credit Union and as a member of the Advisory Council of the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School, an MA in Law & Diplomacy from the Fletcher School, a BA in International Relations and History from Tufts University, and certificates in fields such as sustainability leadership, environmental law, and international politics.
