João Leal is a Brazilian public administrator and economist who graduated from Fundação Getúlio Vargas with a master's degree in economic development from the London School of Economics. João currently works with data and knowledge management for the World Bank and with climate politics and policies in Instituto Clima e Sociedade. Previous work experience includes working with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in IUCN and a background in project management, social program evaluation, and policy design. João is Prince2 project manager certified and also speaks English and Spanish fluently.