Soazic Elise Wang Sonne is an Economist and data scientist with the Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) unit of the World Bank Group based in Washington, DC. She has been leading immunization financing analytical work in Lower Middle-Income Country (LMIC) countries in the Africa region, including the Republic of Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Angola. She joined the World Bank Group in 2019 under the coveted Young Professional Program (YPP). Her main areas of interest include public finance for health and children, big data, AI and analytics applied to human development sectors, and economic impacts assessments. She holds a PhD in innovation, economics and governance for sustainable development (IEGDS) from the United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology; a joint research and training institute of the United Nations University and Maastricht University (UNU-MERIT) (The Netherlands), an MBA from Imperial College London (UK) and a double Msc/Eng degree in statistics and applied economics from the National School of Statistics and Applied Economics from (ENSAE/CAPESA Paris). She also holds a Graduate Public Leadership Credential from the Harvard Kennedy School (with distinction) and a graduate certificate on Public Finance from the National School of Public Administration of Canada/ Quebec (ENAP).
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