John Floretta has been the Global Deputy Executive Director of J-PAL since 2020 and is also Co-Chair of the Evidence to Scale Initiative. He works with J-PAL's Executive Director to set J-PAL's strategic vision and collaborates closely with the leadership of the seven regional offices. He directs...

Raquel Bernal is a Professor of Economics and Rector of Universidad de los Andes. Her research focuses on social policy, education, human capital, household decisions, and labor economics.

Olivia Bryan is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where she supports evidence-based policy in the Health and Gender sectors by synthesizing and communicating research findings from randomized evaluations.

Karen Macours is a Professor at the Paris School of Economics and researcher at INRA and Co-Chair of J-PAL's Health sector. Her current research focuses on conditional cash transfer programs, early childhood development, rural poverty, and agriculture. Karen earned her PhD from the University of...