Claire Chase

Background

About Claire Chase

Claire Chase is a Senior Water Economist in the Director’s Office of the World Bank’s Water Global Practice where she drives strategic engagement with high-level partners to set the global water agenda, leads corporate advocacy efforts, and oversees knowledge flows and reporting to influence policy and investment decisions. With over 15 years of experience, Claire has been at the forefront of transforming water and sanitation systems worldwide. She has led efforts to design and finance large-scale investments, spearhead sector reforms, and strengthen institutional capacity to drive sustainable impact. As the World Bank’s focal point for Water and Health, she champions cross-sectoral collaboration to elevate water security and resilience as a global priority. Prior to joining the World Bank, Claire was a visiting researcher with the Barcelona Center for International Health Research in Mozambique, contributing to research on health and development. She holds a master’s degree in Population and International Health Economics from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and has authored peer-reviewed publications on water, health, and development.