Miria A. Pigato

Dr. Miria A.
Pigato is a Lead Economist & Climate Lead at The World Bank.
She has co-led the Climate Action Peer Exchange, a capacity-building forum for finance ministries, and is a member of the Secretariat of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.
Over the years she has served in several managerial positions, leading senior policy dialogue in middle and low-income countries on macroeconomic and fiscal reforms, climate economics and development financing.
She has supervised and mentored large, multicultural teams responsible for economic research and development policy operations in several regions of the world, Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe.
Before joining the World Bank, Dr. Pigato worked in private sector consulting and held teaching positions at University College, London.
She holds a doctorate in economics from University College, London, a MSc in economics from the London School of Economics, and a BA in economics from Ca’ Foscari University, Italy.