Diana Hincapié is an Economist at the Education Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She leads research projects related to improving the quality of education, skills development, teacher policy, early childhood development, and the extended school day. She works in the design and implementation of impact evaluations of education programs and policies and supports the IDB’s operations and technical assistance projects in Latin American and the Caribbean. She is a co-author of the IDB’s flagship publication Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development and the books Profession: Teacher in Latin America. Why was Prestige Lost and How to Recover it and Testing our Teachers: Keys to a Successful Teacher Evaluation System. She has worked for the IDB’s Research Department, Poverty and Gender Unit at the World Bank, and the Center of Economic Development Studies at the Los Andes University in Colombia. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration from George Washington University.