Prior to joining PRI, Arthur Levi was a Senior Executive of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank. Most recently, he acted as IFC's special representative to Europe, headquartered in Paris. In this capacity, he oversaw IFC's offices in London and Paris and was responsible for working with existing IFC clients, new companies and financial institutions interested in partnering with the IFC, as well as relationships with the governments and the EU, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Arthur joined the World Bank Group in 1974. He worked at the World Bank as a projects officer in East Africa, and since 1983, at the IFC in structuring and financing projects in general manufacturing, oil and gas, tourism, financial markets and on privatizations in Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine and China.

Arthur has an MBA from Columbia University.