Cristian Baeza

Cristian Baeza is the World Bank's Director for Health, Nutrition, and Population, Human Development Network. Dr. Baeza joined the World Bank from McKinsey & Company where he was a Partner leading its Global Health Systems Financing Cluster. Prior to McKinsey, Dr. Baeza was Lead Health Policy Specialist in the World Bank's Latin America and Caribbean Region. He has significant experience in health policy and health financing from his previous positions as CEO of the Chilean national health insurance organization (FONASA), his work with the International Labour Organization and World Health Organization prior to joining the World Bank, and from his work advising governments on health financing in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Dr. Baeza holds a medical degree from the University of Chile as well as a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.