Robert Lucas

About Robert Lucas

One of my passions is working for public institutions to solve national or global challenges. My career has evolved from US politics and the legislative process to international development finance and asset management. At the World Bank, I work within a global program dedicated to delivering asset management and advisory services to public asset managers, known as RAMP. Improving public asset management ultimately increases countries\' resilience and prosperity. Our team helps central banks respond to economic shocks, sovereign wealth funds protect intergenerational wealth, and public pension funds ensure future payments. As a former senior congressional staff member, I helped build coalitions for legislation and appropriations amendments that promoted affordable housing, good government, transgender equality, fair tech, and social justice. I also continue to study how to improve the political process in the United States. As a non-resident Network Fellow for the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, I designed an original congressional ethics project to promote integrity in public service. At Yale, I served as a John Kerry Fellow and developed a research project on examining asset management by federal political action committees. At Georgetown, I launched Raise Voices Not Dollars® Super PAC, the first non-partisan super PAC to call attention to the nation\'s disclosure laws 40 years after Watergate.As a leader, I aspire to demonstrate collective leadership and cease to be impressed by a lasting change made through coalitions. While I make every opportunity to reach out to those who message me on LinkedIn, I hope you will understand that it is not possible to respond to every request. If you are interested in learning more about the World Bank Treasury, consider reaching out to a junior analyst to hear directly about their experience. Finally, if you have made it this far, my cover photo is of one of my favorite regions in Colombia. Not pictured: the arepa de choclos I ate!

Experience

1. Financial Officer (Advisory & Partnerships)

   The World Bank Group Treasury Ibrd Ida Ifc

   Jun 2019 — Present · DC, US

Education

• Yale School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Asset Management

  2021 — 2023

• University of Florida

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science & Philosophy

  2006 — 2009

• Harvard University

  Network Fellowship, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Institutional Corruption

  2014 — 2015

• Yale University

  Kerry Fellowship, Kerry Initiative, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

• Georgetown University

  Master of Public Policy (MPP)

  2010 — 2013

• Stanford University

  Certificate of Political Psychology

  2012 — 2012

Skills

• Community Outreach
• Legislative Relations
• Anti-Corruption
• Policy Analysis
• Foreign Policy
• Political Communication
• Public Corruption
• Home Remodeling
• Strategic Planning
• Congressional Ethics
• Campaign Finance
• Social Ad
• Franking Rules
• Grassroots Organizing
• Public Relations
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Legislation
• Social Action
• Direct Mail Programs
• Ad Targeting
• Editing
• Drupal
• Web Design
• Public Policy
• Digital Marketing
• Technology
• Political Ethics
• Appropriations
• Congressional Appropriations
• Event Planning
• Technical Leadership
• Political Science
• Lexisnexis
• Government
• Campaigns
• Budgeting
• Silicon Valley
• Information Technology
• Congressional Campaigns