Silja is a senior PhD economist and Head of Mission, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Centre for the New Economy and Society at the World Economic Forum with in-depth expertise in the economics of digitalization, competitiveness, inclusion and international trade. She is passionate about working towards more inclusive and sustainable economic progress, building on her 15 years of experience across international organizations, the private sector as well as policy and academic research. Silja holds a DPhil and MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford; a DEA in International Economics from the Graduate Institute, Geneva and a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Progress towards gender parity has seen major setbacks in recent years and the risk of further regression is intensifying, but there is room for optimism.
Lack of coherent data collection, analysis and reporting are, in part, why racial and ethnic equity lag behind diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
The new DEI Lighthouses report outlines five common success factors needed to accelerate and scale-up diversity, equity and inclusion efforts worldwide.
