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• Led AI-driven research on monitoring global aid flows.

• Led policy setting and coordinated creditor outreach to support the implementation of International Development Association’s Sustainable Development Finance Policy.

• Conducted country-focused economic work across East Asia, Europe & Central Asia, and Africa, with deep expertise in poverty, inequality, and inclusive growth

• Task managed the World Bank–Alibaba partnership and joint research on e-commerce (2019-2022), distilling lessons on digital technology, employment creation, and youth and women inclusion in China

• Lead author for major World Bank reports and evaluations on poverty, investment climate, and public expenditure tracking.

• Led the enterprise dimension of the World Development Report 2014: Risk and Opportunity, focusing on firm dynamics, labor markets, and the distributional impact of public policy

• Published over 60 articles and co-authored Multilateral Banks and the Development Process: Vital Links in the Results Chain, and ranks in the top 10% of SSRN authors by all-time download