Katia Herrera-Sosa is a Senior Economist at The World Bank in the Education Global Practice. She works in the Europe and Central Asia region on analytical and operational issues related to economics of education, finance, and pre-university education. She joined the Africa region of the World Bank as a Young Professional in 2012. She pursued her graduate studies at Columbia University, New York and at the Center of Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico City.