Bio

Lili Vessereau is a Teaching and Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, focusing on Sovereign Debt, Public Finance, and Trade Economics.

Currently working with the World Bank, Lili brings experience from both the public and private sectors. She previously worked in an advisory position within the French Government at the Ministry of Finance, worked with the United Nations, and gained experience in investment banking.

A former Bretton Woods 2.0 Fellow at the Atlantic Council, she is also a European Investment Fund Empowering Equity Fellow, a GLOBSEC Young Leader, a European Leadership Network Young Leader, and a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum. She has held fellowships with Google, OSCE, the University Consortium (Sciences Po, Harvard, Oxford, Columbia), and served as France’s Youth Delegate to the Council of Europe.

Lili holds Master’s degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School (Public Policy, With distinctions), Sciences Po Paris (Public Affairs), La Sorbonne (Law, With Honors), and HEC Paris (Finance, Dean’s List), equipping her with a multidisciplinary perspective on finance, governance, and sustainable development.

Research Interests

• Macroeconomics, especially macroeconomic impact of climate change
• Sovereign Debt
• Taxation Policy