Who We Are
Our Experience
GLC Global Consulting has pioneered work on social and economic policy, including education and labor policy and skills training; regional, local and community development; youth and women employment, entrepreneurship, and access to finance.
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Our experience includes comprehensive recovery measures benefiting conflict-affected populations and resilience to radicalization and violence, as well as infrastructure, complex design and construction management.
Geographic regions we have worked in cover Africa, Europe and Central Asia, Latin American and the Caribbean, Middle East and the US.
Our Team
Gloria La Cava, PhD
During her tenure at the World Bank Group (WBG), Ms. La Cava led the preparation and implementation of large multi-sectoral investments such as the Croatia Social and Economic Recovery Project and the Tajikistan Socio-Economic Resilience Strengthening Project. She spearheaded innovative analytic and policy work at the WBG and led the social response to the Arab Spring and to the post conflict phase in the Western Balkans.
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While in Italy, she worked in a technical expert group responsible for designing the Ethiopia Country Program of the Italian Development Cooperation at Istituto Italo-Africano.
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Ms. La Cava is a Senior Social Scientist with a PhD from New York University and was a Professor of Latin American Studies at Pontificia Universidade Catolica of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She subsequently obtained an advanced certification in Rural Research and Rural Policy at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
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She has lectured in several American, Arab, European and Latin American institutions and has published her research and policy work in several languages. She is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Network of Development Specialists
GLC Global has a multidisciplinary group of specialists with a demonstrated track record to support the mission of improving the quality of life for individuals and communities through the economic, social and built environment.
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Specialists include:
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Economists and econometricians,
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Content creators for EDTech and AI powered solutions
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Technology engineers
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Data analysts
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Social scientists
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Project monitoring and evaluation specialists
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Construction and design review managers