Natalia is a Disaster Risk Management Specialist co-leading the Resilient Infrastructure Thematic Area at the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR). With over 14 years' experience applying her engineering and systems analysis knowledge to energy, transport, water, and health, Natalia specializes in managing uncertainty in decision making for infrastructure systems.
Natalia holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Cornell University, focused on investment and maintenance planning for water supply and electric power systems to mitigate the impacts of extreme events. Before joining the World Bank, she was a researcher at the Delft University of Technology, working on algorithms to schedule flexible loads and address challenges related to the energy transition. Natalia has worked in Africa, Central Asia, Europe, and North and South America.