Daniela Muhaj

Daniela is the inaugural associate director for research and technology initiatives at Georgetown University’s Baratta Center for Global Business, leading efforts on innovative research and technology to shape global business practices, with a focus on business for good. She is also a research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, conducting research on emerging technology trends and their impacts on productivity, economic growth and shared prosperity. Additionally, she serves as executive-in-residence for Research & Development and chair of the Global Fellows Program at AI2030, an organization committed to the responsible development of artificial intelligence.

With over a decade of experience in applied economic research, impact evaluations and evidence-informed policy across various institutions, geographies and stakeholders, Daniela has built a diverse career. Her roles have included positions at the Central Bank of Slovenia, the International Monetary Fund, Harvard University’s Center for International Development, MIT and Amazon Web Services.

At AWS, she developed and led original research on the economic, social and environmental impacts of cloud computing technology and infrastructure. Before AWS, she was a policy and research manager at MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, focusing on the role of the private sector, entrepreneurship and labor markets in poverty alleviation. Her notable achievements include being selected as a G20 Young Global Changer in 2019, contributing to the Berlin Global Solutions Summit and presenting research on economic inequality at a G20 Tokyo event.

Daniela earned her master’s in international economics and relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She also holds a dual Bachelor of Science in mathematical economics and Bachelor of Arts in international studies from Baldwin Wallace University, where she graduated summa cum laude.