Johan Cañas Odreman

Johan joined the Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2024. Before joining the Growth Lab, Johan worked as a Macroeconomics Studies Official at the CAF Development Bank of Latin America in Caracas, Venezuela. In this role, he provided in-depth macroeconomic intelligence on 19 Latin American countries and monitored both internal and external economic risks to assess their impact on regional economic stability and development.

Other previous experiences include working with Mongolia’s Prime Minister’s office on energy policy strategy and with MEG Inteligencia de Datos in his home country, where he applied advanced statistical methods and machine learning techniques for business and policy consulting.

Johan holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad Central de Venezuela. His research interests focus on growth diagnostics, economic complexity, energy economics, and the formulation of data-driven economic policies to promote equitable growth.