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Jodi T. Glasow, a Canadian national, is the current Executive Secretary to the World Bank Group Sanctions Board. Prior to joining the Sanctions Board Secretariat, Jodi held various positions within the World Bank Group since 2002. She served as Chief Counsel of the internal investigations unit of the Department of Ethics and Business Conduct from 2017 through 2022. As part of her responsibilities, Jodi represented the World Bank on various committees, including the Chief Executive Board of the United Nations Task Force on Sexual Harassment. From 2009 through 2017, Jodi served as Executive Secretary, Peer Review Services, overseeing a unit of the World Bank's Internal Justice System focused on reviewing employees’ contractual disputes. From 2006 through 2009, she served as Executive Secretary (Acting) to the Appeals Committee and Secretary (Senior Counsel) from 2002 through 2006. In all her positions, Jodi pioneered many innovative reforms and identified unique solutions to complex problems resulting in transformative and lasting changes to the Bank’s processes and procedures. Before joining the World Bank, Jodi practiced law in Washington, DC, where she focused her litigation practice on labor and employment law. She also worked at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC. Jodi is currently Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Sanctions and Exclusions Subcommittee. She is a member of the Bars of the State of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.  She holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington College of Law, American University, where she was a member of The American University International Law Review.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.