Lead Economist at The World Bank Group
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Leora Klapper is a Lead Economist in the World Bank’s Development Research Group, where she also serves as the founder of the Global Findex database. Her current work focuses on the impact of digital financial services and connectivity on firms, workers, and households. She is also a Co-Editor of the World Bank Economic Review and served as Director of the 2022 World Development Report, “Finance for an Equitable Recovery.”
Her extensive research career spans corporate and household finance, banking, fintech, and entrepreneurship. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2000, she held positions at the Federal Reserve Board and Salomon Smith Barney. She holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the NYU Stern School of Business.