Florentina Mulaj

Florentina Mulaj is a Program Manager and Senior Operations Officer in the World Bank Development Impact Group, Development Economics Vice Presidency, where she manages the Development Impact Fund (DIF) - a global multi-donor trust fund supporting the integration of scientific methods, real-time learning, and adaptive delivery into World Bank operations. DIF is a global and cross-sector program, supporting over 260 projects in more than 65 countries, shaping the design and implementation of approximately $30 billion in development finance. She also leads the DIF Annual Report, the Fund’s flagship publication documenting portfolio-wide results and lessons on scaling evidence-based approaches (link to DIF Annual Report).

With more than 15 years of experience advancing evidence-based development, Florentina works at the intersection of operations, research, and development partner engagement, leading donor coordination, fundraising, and partnership-building to help scale the Bank’s evidence-informed agenda. She works closely with World Bank Executive Director Offices, Regions, Global Practices, and corporate units, including Development Finance, Legal, and Budget teams, to design and implement multi-donor partnership frameworks, and supports initiatives such as DEC’s LEADS (Learn. Adapt. Scale.), which embeds science- and technology-driven project management into frontline operations. Beyond DIF, she contributes to department-wide management, including budget oversight, team supervision, and support for flagship events and knowledge products.

Prior to joining Development Economics, Florentina worked on financial literacy in the World Bank’s Human Development Network and on evaluations at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Evaluation Office.

She holds a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics from Saint Joseph’s University.