Dr. Luis BENVENISTE is the Global Director for Education at the World Bank. He previously served as the Human Development Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean and co-authored the World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development. His research focuses on education finance, gender, student assessments, and teacher policy. He has published extensively, including works such as “Financing Education at the Bottom of the Pyramid” (2022), Teaching in Cambodia (2008), and All Else Equal (2003), which explores accountability in U.S. public and private schools. Dr. BENVENISTE has contributed to numerous World Bank education initiatives across Africa, East Asia and Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard University (Magna Cum Laude) and a Ph.D. in International Comparative Education from Stanford University.