ABOUT THE EXPERT
Monica Ballesteros is a Consultant for the Public Policy practice of The Economist Intelligence Unit. She is the project manager of the Global Microscope, a benchmarking index that assesses the regulatory and policy environment for financial inclusion in 55 countries around the world, including 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Prior to her time at The EIU, Ballesteros was part of Mexico’s Ministry of Finance G20 team where she focused on the financial inclusion agenda. She holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she specialised in international finance and development economics, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Wellesley College.