Data Drives Solutions—But Are We Investing Enough? | Carmen Reinhart
Without reliable data, we can’t track crises, support development, or deliver humanitarian aid effectively. At the World Bank (@WorldBankGroup) Spring Meetings, Carmen Reinhart, World Bank Group Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, leads a high-level discussion on why investing in data must remain a global priority. As governments navigate overlapping crises, the risk is that data investments fall behind—putting lives, economies, and progress in jeopardy. This session explores how the global community can scale up financing, align efforts, and operationalize data-driven solutions for a smarter, more resilient future.
About Carmen Reinhart
Carmen M. Reinhart (née Castellanos, born October 7, 1955) is a Cuban-American economist and the Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System at Harvard Kennedy School. Previously, she was the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for International Economics at the University of Maryland. She is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a Research...
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