Alicia S Hammond

Gender Equality, Inclusion, and Digital Development

I’m an expert at the intersection of gender equality, digital inclusion, and digital development at the World Bank Group. My focus is on shifting systems and power in ways that center those who are underrepresented. I advise multi-million dollar technology projects around the world on practical ways to make their designs more inclusive. Before this role, I was at Harvard, UNICEF, the Fletcher School at Tufts, and Mount Holyoke College. I was also a Board Member at Technovation, a tech education non-profit for girls; In my spare time, I'm passionate about interior design, boxing, and yoga.

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The World Bank Group
2013-present

Gender Lead, Digital Development Specialist

Manage the gender equality and digital inclusion program, which provides technical assistance to over 30 multi-million dollar operations around the world with the goal of making digital infrastructure, digital skills, and digital entrepreneurship programs better meet the needs of women, persons with disabilities, rural communities, youth, and the elderly.

Technovation (global tech education non-profit)
2020-2023

Board Member, Lead on Alumnae Strategy Development

Developed a strategy to better connect over 50,000 young women to professional development resources, role models, mentors, as well as internship, job, and entrepreneurship opportunities.

The Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School 2012-2013

Associate

Managed stakeholder partnerships, including the philanthropic board of approximately 150 high-level women leaders from the private sector, academia, and non-profit organizations.

UNICEF
2013

Girls’ Education Consultant

Mapped almost 1000 innovative approaches to increasing girls' access to education globally.
Authored a dozen case studies to highlight these innovations: These included include Afripads, reusable sanitary napkins for girls in Uganda; floating boat schools in Bangladesh; and PAGES, a mobile education program for pastoralist Afar girls in Ethiopia.