Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste

Prior to joining the Julius Baer Foundation, Nathalie Jean-Baptiste led an action research unit in East Africa for 4 years. She was a Marie Curie Global Fellow and worked for the last 15 years in research and project implementation. She is passionate about reducing inequalities, understanding urban vulnerabilities, and leading positive urban transformation in the South. Nathalie has an extensive international background. Her work experience includes environmental education on organic waste management in Mexico and Australia; vulnerability assessment in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Tanzania; trans-disciplinary work in Germany as well as inequalities and urban transformation in Tanzania.  Currently, she oversees 16 wealth inequality projects worldwide, she impulses social enterprises with a clear sense of purpose and co-develops impactful projects, in particular in Latin America and Africa.