Fan CHANG

Fan Zhang is the Lead Economist and Global Lead for Water Economics at the World Bank. She previously worked in the Offices of the Chief Economist for Infrastructure; South Asia; and Europe and Central Asia as well as in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice. She has led lending and advisory programs on energy, transportation, climate, green growth, and poverty. At the Water Global Unit, she leads a multiyear research program on water economics and directs the World Bank Global Water Monitoring Report series. She has authored several books and published widely in peer-reviewed journals; her work has been featured in major outlets such as The Economist and Bloomberg. Before joining the World Bank, she was an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University. She holds a PhD in economics from Harvard University.