Adelaida Boada

Adelaida Boada Robayo is a first-year MPA/ID student at the Harvard Kennedy School from Colombia. Prior to attending HKS, she worked at the Secretariat of Economic Development of Bogota, where she contributed to the implementation and monitoring of a results-based employment program aimed at promoting formal job placement for vulnerable populations.

She also served as a research assistant at Universidad de los Andes, where she assessed the challenges faced by health systems in contexts of high migration and displacement. Adelaida is passionate about advancing social protection and education systems in developing countries through data-driven policy. She holds a Master’s in Economics, as well as a joint BSc in Economics and a BA in Government and Public Affairs from Universidad de los Andes.