Ella Kim is a Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist based in Washington DC. Prior to the Bank, Ella worked for private, public, and not-for-profit organizations in various capacities, including the Earth Institute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Clinton Climate Initiative. She has lectured at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on disasters and development, energy policy, and green finance. Ella holds a Ph.D. from MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning.