Maitreyi Bordia Das
Manager of Global Programs, Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice, World Bank
Sessions: Panel [People] (Day 2 Morning)
Manager of Global Programs, Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice, World Bank
Sessions: Panel [People] (Day 2 Morning)
Maitreyi Bordia Das is the Manager of Global Programs in the Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice of the World Bank. Based in Washington DC. Dr. Das leads a talented group of professionals who work on urban development, resilience, knowledge and learning. She has long-standing experience in human development and infrastructure related sectors. Of these, urban development, water and sanitation, demography, health, social protection and social development, stand out.
Maitreyi has led and been part of, several research and policy initiatives. She was the Bank’s first Global Lead on Social Inclusion (2015-2019) and the lead author of the 2013 report, "Inclusion Matters: The Foundation for Shared Prosperity"; the 2015 publication, "Scaling the Heights: Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development in Himachal Pradesh" and most recently, "Inclusion Matters in Africa". She started her career as a lecturer in St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, has been a MacArthur Fellow at the Harvard Center of Population and Development Studies and an advisor to the United Nations Development Program. She has a PhD in Sociology (Demography) from the University of Maryland.
Before joining the World Bank, Maitreyi was in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
Maitreyi has led and been part of, several research and policy initiatives. She was the Bank’s first Global Lead on Social Inclusion (2015-2019) and the lead author of the 2013 report, "Inclusion Matters: The Foundation for Shared Prosperity"; the 2015 publication, "Scaling the Heights: Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development in Himachal Pradesh" and most recently, "Inclusion Matters in Africa". She started her career as a lecturer in St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, has been a MacArthur Fellow at the Harvard Center of Population and Development Studies and an advisor to the United Nations Development Program. She has a PhD in Sociology (Demography) from the University of Maryland.
Before joining the World Bank, Maitreyi was in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).