Pooja Rao

Pooja Rao is a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) since May 2022, with prior experience as a Strategic Planning Data Analyst at UNICEF and a Consultant at The World Bank. At UNICEF, Pooja produced detailed analyses of strategic plan data to inform future planning and designed data collection tools for country offices. During time at The World Bank, expertise was provided in monitoring and evaluation, supporting programmatic frameworks, and managing communications strategies with numerous global partners. Previous roles include Production Specialist at UNESCO, where publication processes for reports were managed, and various research-oriented positions at Duke University, focusing on health systems strengthening and energy access in developing regions. Pooja's educational background includes a Master's in Development Economics from Duke University and a Bachelor's in Information Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University.