Diego Ambasz is a Senior Education Specialist in the Education Global Practice at The World Bank. He leads several education projects in Latin America and in Europe and Central Asia. In addition, he contributes giving technical advice for projects in other regions of the world. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2003, he held senior analytical and management positions at the public administration in Argentina. His teaching experience in public policy included professor positions at the Santa Fe Catholic University, San Martin National University and Rosario National University. Diego is a Ph.D. Candidate in Education at San Andres University in Argentina. He received an MA in Economics and Public Policy from Di Tella University in Argentina. He has published several articles and papers on education and innovation policy. He is the co-author of “Technology and Competitiveness in the MERCOSUR. Thoughts on the development of a pending agenda.”