Javier Castro is the Team Leader in charge of the Finance and Administration Team.
 
Mr. Castro joined ICSID in March 2008.
 
Prior to joining ICSID, he worked for 11 years in various departments of the Bank Group, including Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal, Coordinator of the Bank Group’s Conflict Resolution System, Analyst in the Office of the Bank Group’s Managing Director, and Analyst in the World Bank’s Human Resources Vice Presidency.
 
Mr. Castro holds degrees from the State University of New York (B.A. in Political Science, B.A. in Spanish and A.S. in Mechanical Engineering). He also studied at Universidad de Chile (Magister en Ciencias Politicas).
 
He speaks English and Spanish.