Mr. Hay is Head of Communications for the World Bank Group’s Africa Region and manages communications teams across Africa and in Washington DC. Prior to that Mr. Hay was Communications Adviser for the World Bank's Human Development Network. A former Special Correspondent and also a U.S Correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Mr. Hay is a frequent chair and moderator of global development conferences. Prior to joining the Bank, he was a widely-published writer and commentator on international relations.