Karen is a consultant in the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice at the World Bank. Karen, a Japanese-Brazilian national, joined the World Bank in 2018 as a summer intern in Brazil, where she worked on fiscal issues. Currently, her areas of work include services trade, digital trade, and trade in health services, where she has led and contributed to global, regional, and country-specific studies spanning all world regions. She is particularly interested in the role that policy can play in shaping the trade-development nexus. Karen holds a MA in International Economics and International Affairs with specializations in Development Economics, Emerging Markets, International Law, and Latin American Studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.