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Economic Mobility
Government Effectiveness

Carolina Morais Araujo

Associate Director
Summary
Carolina combines her skills in analytics, communication, and teaching to drive evidence-based policy – from research and design to implementation and scale. Her data-driven, people-centered approach focuses on identifying solutions that work, sharing lessons learned, building internal capacity, and innovating at every level of government.
Education
  • MA, International Affairs, Columbia University (US)
  • MBA, Project Management, Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil)
  • BA, International Relations, University of São Paulo (Brazil)

Delivery Experience

Carolina is currently leading multi-country initiatives focused on scaling up urban innovations and evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for citizens around the world. 

In partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, she has led the scaling of proven solutions to urban challenges across Latin America and other regions, supporting the adoption and adaptation of impactful policies. 

Carolina has also led multiple engagements with local and national governments in 10+ countries in Latin America, supporting them to embed delivery disciplines and build critical capabilities, such as data-driven decision-making. 

Other Experience

As a senior manager at J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, MIT research center), Carolina led technical assistance, capacity building, and policy outreach initiatives to develop a culture of evaluation and systematic use of data and evidence in governments in Brazil and across Latin America.

As a consultant for Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, Carolina conducted a process evaluation of Dar Ramani Huria, a community mapping project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, working to map flood-prone areas of the city to support urban planning and development.

As a journalist at Folha de S.Paulo (the largest newspaper in Brazil), Carolina edited writing on politics, economics, social policy, and sports.

Books & Publications
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