Shubha Chakravarty is a Development Economist, currently serving in the World Bank’s Social Protection Practice based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has 20 years of experience in project finance, design, and management, research, and policy dialogue on social assistance, girls and women’s empowerment, livelihoods and economic inclusion, youth employment and skilling. She joined the World Bank in 2009 after completing her PhD in Economics at Columbia University.