I am an Economist at the World Bank, based in DC, currently working in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

I am passionate about tackling complex development challenges. My work concentrates on improving the targeting of social programs, reducing the cost of providing services to low-income households, and addressing spatial inequalities

I leverage innovative data sources—ranging from traditional surveys to satellite imagery, mobile phone records, and high-frequency transaction data. Always happy to brainstorm about how data can help to understand and solve problems!

My experience spans low—and middle-income countries in Latin America, Africa, and South Asia, as well as fragile and conflict-affected contexts such as Haiti and Afghanistan.

I hold a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from UC Davis and an MSc degree in Economics from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).