Monica is a senior specialist in the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) unit in the World Bank Group. Within the D&I unit, she is responsible for the D&I learning curriculum across the Bank Group and coaching senior leaders for inclusion, as well as internal and external relations.

Before joining the World Bank Group in 2010, Monica was a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Washington, DC, where she led a practice responsible for delivering D&I strategy and talent management services to global clients. She served on the National Team for PwC’s Office of Diversity, working with 30,000 partners and staff on the challenges of the multi-generational workforce, as well as multicultural women and leadership development. Prior to this work, she led the human capital practice for PwC’s public sector advisory services.

Before joining PwC, Monica held key positions with other professional services firms and a global information technology firm, and served over 11 years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where she worked in space operations. Monica has over 20 years of professional and consulting experience in various organization development interventions, including succession management, training, change management, and facilitation.

She holds a PhD in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, a Masters Degree in International Relations from Troy University and a Bachelors Degree in Math and Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh.