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Victor Orozco-Olvera founded and leads the World Bank Group’s program on entertainment media for social impact within the Development Impact Group (DECDI).
His research focuses on the intersection of development economics, AI, behavioral economics, and the role of mass media in driving behavior change, with work spanning Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. This global portfolio and its partnerships are scaling the use of entertainment media across both the public and private sectors. He runs this program in close collaboration with researchers and practitioners across governments, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, development partners, academia and leading entertainment media and technology organizations, including MTV, Discovery, Meta, Girl Effect, Cinepolis, Impact Lounge, and ONE Campaign.
His work has been presented in high-level forums such as UNGA, WBG spring meetings, the Skoll World Forum, and the Sundance, Cannes and AFRIFF film festivals, and has been featured in media outlets including NPR, Bloomberg, El País, The Telegraph, The Times of India, and The Hollywood Reporter.
He holds a Master’s in Public Affairs and Economics from Princeton University and a PhD in Social Intervention from Oxford University.
As part of the 2025 WBG's Entertaining Change sessions—from UNGA to Abuja, Lagos, and Los Angeles—Actor, Director and Producer David Oyelowo underscored that prioritizing women is smart business for entertainment media and highlighted how AI can democratize opportunities for under-resourced creators across the industry.
Panelist at The Impact Lounge session "How Storytelling Drives Measurable Social Impact" during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Panelist at Marmalade festival during 2026 Skoll Global Forum.
Ms. Sharon Stone discussed how entertainment media can be better used for global impact at a forum co-organized by WBG and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 2022.
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