She is a globally recognized expert economic development, competitiveness, international trade, innovation, and global risks. For many years she was a lead author of The Global Competitiveness Report, The Global Risks Report in addition to other benchmarking reports of the World Economic Forum. She advised government agencies, ministers, national competitiveness councils and the private sector worldwide (e.g. Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Switzerland) on how to improve competitiveness, boost exports and investment, assess risks, or measure impact. She held the position of Head of the Economics Unit and Member of Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum. She is a regular speaker at high-level conferences and events, including World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, IMF/WB Annual Meetings in Washington DC, sessions of the UN General Assembly in NY, etc. and serves as an expert for media (BBC, CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, etc.).