Quentin Wodon is an Adviser in the Human Development Network at the World Bank.  Previously, he served as Lead Poverty Specialist for Africa and as Economist/Senior Economist for Latin America. Before joining the Bank, he worked as Assistant Brand Manager for Procter & Gamble, volunteer corps member with ATD Fourth World, and Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Namur.  He holds graduate degrees in business engineering, economics, and philosophy (Université Catholique de Louvain), and PhDs in Economics (American University) and Theology and Religious Studies (Catholic University of America). He is a Fellow with IZA and ECARES.     Over the last two decades, Quentin’s work has focused on improving policies for poverty reduction, mostly in the areas of education and health, social protection/labor, infrastructure, public finance, gender, and climate change. He has published about 20 books and 200 papers and received a number of awards, including the Prize of Belgium’s Secretary of Foreign Trade, a Fulbright grant, and the Dudley Seers Prize. He serves on non-profit and advisory boards, and is a past President of the Society of Government Economists.