Alvaro Federico Barra is a land administration/geospatial specialist at the World Bank Since joining the World Bank in 2008, he has been involved in numerous geospatial/economics knowledge and analytical products for the Africa Region, where he applied these innovative techniques in several sectors, including infrastructure; urban, rural, and social development; environment; and agriculture. Before joining the World Bank, he worked as a consultant at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), Winrock International, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina) and an MS degree in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, United States).