Maria Laura Gonzalez Canosa is an Extended Term Consultant in the Office of the Chief Economist for East Asia and Pacific at the World Bank, where she leads dissemination, outreach, and partnerships for the office's publications and knowledge products. Before joining the World Bank, she worked with TAF - The Animal Fund, CleantechHUB, the Chamber of Commerce of Colombia, and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She is also an entrepreneur, having founded and led three businesses. She holds a Master's degree in International Development from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Master's degree in Economics and Management from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.