Diego Luna-Bazaldua

Diego Luna Bazaldua is a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank based in New Delhi, India. He currently works with the South Asia Education team on lending operations and analytical programs that support countries in strengthening learning assessment systems, improving teacher effectiveness, and advancing foundational learning outcomes. Before joining the South Asia team, Diego was part of the global education team, where he was a global thematic lead on learning assessment, supporting country teams and counterparts across regions in designing, implementing, and using assessment data to inform policy and practice. He also contributed to initiatives on the measurement of early childhood development and monitoring of teaching practices.

Diego has extensive experience working with governments and partners to enhance national assessment systems, promote data use for decision-making, and align assessment reforms with broader education policy priorities. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked on learning assessment and examination reforms in Mexico, taught at universities in Mexico and the United States, and served at the university entrance examinations department of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Psychology, Statistics, and Measurement and Evaluation from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and Columbia University. He has received awards and grants from the Psychometric Society, the National Council for Research and Technology of Mexico, the Fulbright Program, and Teachers College, Columbia University.