Gabriel Demombynes is a development economist and human capital leader specializing in the implications of artificial intelligence for jobs, human capital, and development in low- and middle-income countries. He is Manager of the Human Capital Project at the World Bank, where he leads work to inform and influence investments in human capital across the World Bank's 189 member countries. His research examines how AI and other structural changes affect labor markets, education, health, and economic opportunity, with a particular focus on developing economies.

Gabriel has spent more than 20 years at the World Bank, holding leadership and research roles across Colombia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Kenya, and Washington, D.C. He previously led the World Bank's human development program for Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand and led country studies for Colombia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, as well as the Philippines COVID-19 Emergency Response Health Project. His research has covered nutrition, child survival, learning poverty, health systems, migration and public-service access, crime and violence, and innovative survey methods. He has also taught economic development at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Gabriel holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and bachelor's degrees in Civil Engineering and Humanities from the University of Texas at Austin.