Julia Clark is a Senior Economist with the World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative, which brings global knowledge and expertise across sectors to help countries realize the transformational potential of digital ID systems. She has worked extensively on the application of ID systems for development with ID4D and previously at the Center for Global Development (CGD). She currently leads ID4D’s research program and has authored or contributed to many flagship reports and guidance on good practices for ID systems, including the ID4D Practitioner’s Guide and the Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development. Clark holds an MA from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and is completing her PhD at the University of California, San Diego.