Maria Poli is a public governance and technology specialist currently leading work on multi-stakeholder coalitions and GovTech initiatives, at the Coalitions for Reforms (C4R) Global Program (World Bank’s Governance Global Practice, Public Administration Unit). She has contributed to multiple World Bank projects and analytical work aimed at supporting collaborative governance between governments and civil society groups in Africa, East and South Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean regions. Outside of the World Bank, Maria headed Instagram’s Global Policy Stakeholder Engagement strategy, and worked as a public servant and a member of civil society organizations in Argentina and the Latin America region.
Maria is a Fulbright fellow, and Board member, Accountability Lab. She obtained a master’s in public policy from Johns Hopkins University, a graduate degree in civil society studies (Di Tella and San Andres Universities, joint program), and a BS in international relations (Universidad del Salvador, Argentina).