Maria Laura Gonzalez Canosa

Maria Laura Gonzalez Canosa is an Extended Term Consultant in the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist Office, where she leads outreach and dissemination for publications and other knowledge products.

Before joining the World Bank, Maria Laura worked with The Animal Fund, an international NGO; CleantechHUB, an innovation platform; the Chamber of Commerce of Colombia; and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

She brings experience in digital content strategy and stakeholder engagement. She has a background spanning economic analysis, project coordination, and strategic communications.

Maria Laura holds a Master’s degree in International Development from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Master’s degree in Economics and Management from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, jointly delivered with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She is currently enrolled in the Business Communications Graduate program at Harvard University.

She is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese, has an intermediate level of Italian, and is learning Chinese.