Gianluca Cafagna currently serves as a Health Specialist for the Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Global Practice in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank. Gianluca leads and supports country engagements in the health sector and acts as a regional focal point for digital health.
Prior to the World Bank, Gianluca worked as an Associate Professional Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C. and as a Fellow at the United Nations Development Programme in Panama City.
An Italian national, Gianluca holds a Ph.D. in Management (Healthcare) from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa and a MSc in Economic and Social Sciences from the Bocconi University in Milan.