Juan Baron is a Principal Investigator on Targeted Instruction Program at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Education Global Practice, specializing in education initiatives across West and Central Africa, South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and other regions. With a strong background in analytical and lending activities, he has made significant contributions to education programs in multiple countries, including the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jordan, Pakistan, and across regions such as the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. He focuses on critical areas such as labor economics, gender equality, and the economics of education, among others. He has previously held positions at the World Bank’s Poverty Unit in Africa and the Central Bank of Colombia and holds a PhD in Economics from Australian National University.