Professional Experience:
Jemi Laclé, born on the Dutch Caribbean island, Aruba works at the World Bank Group (WBG) in Washington D.C. and is the co-Secretary of the WBG Youth2Youth Steering Committee. She works closely with global game changers, go-getters, entrepreneurs, innovators and tomorrow’s world leaders. Jemi is focused on driving transformative social and economic change in the international development field by working on the twin-goals of the World Bank Group to eradicate extreme poverty through shared prosperity. She has been building collaborations with like-minded international (development) institutions, startup communities, policy oriented advocates and reformers to bridge connections, catalyze out-of-the-box ideas, cook up business, swap knowledge and create long lasting partnerships to foster sustainable and positive change for young people worldwide.
Jemi is a self-starter, has a deep understanding in cross-cultural communication, speaks 6 languages and has worked in Brazil, Japan, the Netherlands and USA. She has experience both in the private and public sector, foreign affairs, multilateral organizations and the creative industry.