PranavVaidya is a Social Specialist at the World Bank. He has over 10 years of experience providing cross-sector analytical and operational support for energy and social development projects in multiple regions. He is a contributing author of the World Bank's Getting to Gender Equality in Energy Infrastructure Report. Pranav is currently leading the gender and energy analytical works for the South Asia Gender and Energy Facility and WePOWER. He has a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a socioeconomist by training, with dual Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics and Anthropology from Macalester College.