John Perrottet

Senior Tourism Specialist, World Bank Group

John Perrottet has worked in tourism for 30 years, mostly in emerging markets where he specializes in tourism development and investment generation. His experience extends across the developing world – in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, South-Eastern Europe and the Middle East – where he has advised governments and private clients.

He is currently a Senior Tourism Specialist in the Markets & Technology Unit of the Global Practice of the Finance Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice at the World Bank. This work involves helping governments and industry work together to build competitive destinations and an attractive investment environment and then mobilizing the right type of investment which builds destinations, creates sustainable jobs and fosters inclusion.