Ana Maria Rojas Mendez Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

As a behavioral economist with the Mind, Behavior & Development Unit (eMBeD) at the World Bank, my work integrates behavioral innovations, development economics, and impact evaluations to tackle public policy challenges, working closely with our government clients worldwide. I am eMBeD's focal point for our work in Latin America, yet my work extends to projects that improve domestic resource mobilization (Pakistan), promote social cohesion (Ecuador), increase labor market participation of vulnerable populations (Brazil), and improve health outcomes (Yemen, Saudi Arabia).

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

At Innovations for Poverty Action, I oversaw and developed the migration portfolio in Colombia.1. Established, managed and grew the Migration Portfolio in Colombia, generating relationships and collaborations with donors, partners and allies (public and private) to promote the use of rigorous evidence and learning in decision-making in Colombia.2. Led the development and execution of a Migration policy strategy focused on sharing evidence generated by IPA Colombia to partners and allies.3. Coordinated with IPA's research team and external researchers to ensure the successful implementation of research activities and thus the public policy objectives defined and funded by the donor.4.. Supported and led the development of innovation / experimentation / public policy laboratories and Right Fit M&E.5. Gave technical guidance in the use of behavioral sciences in the portfolio of projects in IPA Colombia.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

1. Behavioral Interventions and Impact Evaluations:- Generated, designed, implemented, and evaluated ten interventions in a range of sectors: Reduced the gender gap in scholarship allocation in Peru; promoted hygiene practices to reduce COVID-19 spread across CO, PE & ME; evaluated the city of Buenos Aires incentive and collective action programs.- Provided in-depth technical support to partners in local and national governments, the private sector, and other multilaterals to promote evidence-based and behaviorally-informed interventions:Lead 12+ diagnostic and co-design sessions with diverse stakeholders in AR, CH, CO, JAM, MX, PE, DR., and UY to deconstruct policy challenges and relate causes to evidence-based solutions.2. Knowledge Dissemination & Capacity Building:- Developed and implemented new initiatives to share knowledge and disseminate findings and evidence:Created and curated the largest online behavioral repository of quantitative field experiments from LAC in Spanish (also available in Eng). https://behavioral.iadb.org/en/our-projectsLed the content creation, development, and dissemination of the IDB Behavioral Economics Online Course for Better Public Policy Design, the first course in Spanish and Portuguese for free (also launched in English). Over 5.000 policymakers have approved it since its launch in 2020.Organized and instructed eight in-person and seven online behavioral trainings throughout LAC.- Authored academic and policy papers, blogs, organized talks, and presented at events to disseminate work.3. Project Management, Execution, Partnerships & Fundraising:- Established and developed partnerships with local and national governments, private sector, and IDB divisions to design and evaluate evidence-based policies. - Led project development.- Led and participated in preparation and execution of grants and loans.- Monitored and supervised budget, products, deadlines and reporting.

Greater Boston Area

- Teaching Assistant | Professor Todd Rogers | Science of Behavior Change | Spring Term 2018.- Teaching Assistant | Professor Ronald Heifetz | Leadership from the Inside Out | January Term 2018- Teaching Assistant | Professor Robert Paarlberg | Global Food Politics and Policy | Fall Term 2017.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

- Captured and shared, among MAPS community, benchmarks and best practices of in-country research and stakeholder process between Latin American regional teams in Brazil Chile, Colombia and Peru and MAPS International team based in South Africa by coordinating, presenting and attending meetings and workshops:• Completed over 15 country visits and attended more than 10 Scenario Building Team meetings in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and South Africa.• Analyzed and diagnosed research and stakeholders process of each country and delivered for MAPS International and the donor (CIFF).• Presented MAPS results comparative analysis at ¨Our Common Future Under Climate Change Conference¨. Paris, France. 7th – 10th July, 2015• Knowledge to Action Lab. Bogota, Colombia. 25th – 27th August, 2015• Trends and Technologies Panels on Energy, Climate Change and Development. Santiago, Chile. 15th – 17th April, 2015• MCDA Lab. Cape Town, South Africa. 3rd – 5th March, 2015- Managed MAPS research products:• Structured terms of reference of seven reports and papers for project, which analyzed and compared modelling frameworks of country processes of Energy, Transport, Waste Agriculture and Forestry sectors.• Supervised progress of workstreams to deliver content required within set deadlines.- Increased outreach and impact of work done by showcasing research experiences and outcomes of Programme:• Lead coordinator of Development and Mitigation Futures: MAPS & DDPP Conference. Paris, France. 3rd, 4th and 6th December, 2015- Authored research work of MAPS Programme:• Rojas, A., Caetano, T. and Torres, M. (2015). A comparative analysis of the analytical results of MAPS Latin American processes. MAPS Working Paper. • Cohen, B., Rennkamp, B., Rojas, A., Boulle, M., Torres M., Gonzales-Zuniga S., and A. Logan, (2015). Incorporating Co-Impacts into Climate Mitigation Planning. Experiences from Latin America. MAPS Working Paper

Cape Town & Sao Paulo

- Agriculture, land use and forestry sectors: contributed to policy analysis and technical modelling of emissions scenarios of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Achieved significant increase in ambition of mitigation opportunities of country results:• Discussed agriculture modelling frameworks (assumptions, drivers of emission) with local research teams.• Reviewed draft and final reports and outputs before being published.• Audited spreadsheets and software tools of emission baselines and mitigation actions. - Identified and solved problem areas in research by enabling collaborations between MAPS country teams and by coordinating workshops and research work:• EconLab III. Cape Town, South Africa. 5th – 6th November, 2014• AFOLU Lab. Santiago, Chile. 26th – 27th March, 2014• Morales, J. and A. Sepúlveda (2013). Co-Benefits of Forest Action Mitigation: Pilot Calculations for Peru, Chile and Brazil. MAPS Working Paper. • BLUM Lab. Santiago, Chile. 22nd – 23rd August, 2013- Authored research work of MAPS Programme:• Rojas, A. (2014). A compilation of Agricultural models assessing sectoral dynamics, GHG emissions and mitigation. MAPS Working Paper.• Rojas, A., Rahlao, S., Alfaro, M., Engel, W., Dubeux, C., Gomez, C., Gutman, V., Jarvis, A., Kebreab, E. and Rosales, R. (2013). Mitigation Potential in the Agriculture Sector: The case of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and South Africa. MAPS Working Paper.- Reviewed working papers and technical reports of researchers from the MAPS Programme.

Bogota

- Provided critical input for the design and implementation of the Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy co-lead by the Colombian Ministry of Environment and National Planning Department. • Estimated growth projections of agriculture and industrial processes sectors until 2040 analyzing macroeconomic and microeconomic variables. • Designed, analyzed and prioritized mitigation strategies identified as potential public policies.• Built cost curves of the various strategies identified.• Identified and evaluated domestic policies, international agreements and private projects relevant to each strategy identified.- Coordinated events for the validation, dissemination and socialization of results.• Four Scenario Building Team meetings with relevant sectoral stakeholders. • More than 15 workshops and meetings with technical experts.

Bogota

General Economic History Class - Professor: Hermes Tovar / Fabio Sanchez-Responsible for writing and correcting exams and quizzes-Provides support to the professor by giving extra classes to students to dive into specific topics

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Policy And Behavioral Sciences

Activities and Societies: Elected MPA class Representative for the Harvard Kennedy School Government, 2017-2018; Content Co-lead of Women.

Ma, Economics

Ba, Economics

Exchange Student, Economics