Gina Cardenas, Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank. She works on business climate assessment projects (subnational and sectoral) at the Regulatory Efficiency team within the World Bank’s Global Indicators Group. Gina’s career has included influential contributions to efforts to shape data-driven policy reforms to foster private sector growth across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and OECD economies. Before joining the Regulatory Efficiency team in 2024, Gina served as a Competitiveness and Innovation Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). In this role, she led high-level policy dialogues with national and subnational governments to enhance business environments, promote innovation, and empower dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystems. Her work has spanned a diverse portfolio, including loan operations, advisory services, and evidence-based knowledge products pivotal for guiding public policy decisions. Gina holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in economics from Universidad del Norte, Colombia. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.