Dena Ringold
Director, Strategy and Operations, Human Development, World Bank
Dena Ringold is the Director of Strategy and Operations for Human Development at the World Bank. Prior to that she held several senior positions at the World Bank including Regional Director for Human Development in the Africa West and Central Region, Practice Manager for the Human Capital Project, and Practice Manager for Social Protection and Jobs in the East and Southern Africa Region. Dena was a core team member of the World Development Report 2013 on Jobs and worked in the Office of the Chief Economist for Human Development, where she focused on the governance of service delivery. She began working at the World Bank in the Europe and Central Asia Region, where she helped to initiate the World Bank's involvement on Roma inclusion. She holds a BA in History and Political Science from Swarthmore College and an MSc in Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
