Tomomi Tanaka is a Senior Economist at the World Bank. Having trained in experimental economics and behavioral economics, she provides advice to governments on data collection, survey design, economic analysis, poverty reduction strategies and policy effectiveness. Prior to joining the World Bank, Tomomi was an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, a Specially Approved Associate Professor at Keio University, and a Research Fellow of the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan. She taught behavioral economics and game theory at the Ph.D. level.

Her research has been published in top journals such as the American Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, the Economic Journal, and Experimental Economics. She received the Enjoji Jiro Memorial Prize for the most promising young economists from Nikkei, was identified as one of “25 Girls of the Next Generation” by Nikkei Woman Magazine, and was selected as a Woman of the Year for 2014.

She received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii and was a post-doctorate at the California Institute of Technology.