Victoria Suarez Rubio

Victoria joined the Growth Lab as an applied Research Fellow in 2025. Her professional background centers on economic governance and public finance reforms. Prior to this role, she worked as a consultant with the World Bank, where she contributed to public expenditure tracking and supported anti-corruption initiatives in West Africa. She previously served as Chief of Staff at the European Parliament, leading negotiations on EU anti-money laundering legislation and EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. Earlier in her career, she worked as an analyst with the Insights team at the World Energy Council and helped found a social start-up in Spain focused on alleviating youth unemployment. Victoria holds a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in Economic Policy from the London School of Economics, as well as a dual degree in Law and Business Management from Complutense University of Madrid.

Her research interests include the role of governance and institutional factors in economic growth, private sector development policies and economic diversification.