Kerina Wang

Kerina Wang leads partnership engagements at the Office of the Chief Economist in the Development Economics Vice Presidency of the World Bank (DEC). She oversees the Knowledge for Change Program, a flagship research and data initiative dedicated to expanding the knowledge frontier of development policy and practice. She also serves as the Head of the Tokyo Center for the World Bank Group’s Institute for Economic Development (IED), a new endeavor focused on making development knowledge more accessible and actionable.

Kerina rejoined the World Bank following a four-year assignment at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where she managed economic capacity development partnerships in areas such as public financial management, tax policy reforms, statistics, and gender equality across East Africa, Europe, and Asia. Her earlier roles include designing and implementing public sector governance programs in the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice and leading global operations at the World Resources Institute.

She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy Administration from the George Washington University.