Raphaelle Martínez joined the GPE secretariat in 2013. She leads the Team on Policy and Learning, whose mandate is to mobilize and disseminate evidence and practices in the field of system strengthening, teaching and learning, as well as equity and inclusion. Previously, Raphaelle was a Senior Education Specialist in charge of planning, finance and systems as part of the GPE Strategy, Policy and Performance team; She worked for two years as a country lead for eastern and southern African countries. She has been working in the field of education for 15 years, of which 10 were as an education planning specialist at UNESCO headquarters and in member countries. Raphaelle is a national of Argentina and holds a Masters of Political Science and Public Policies, as well as a Masters of Education Policies and Planning from the Sorbonne University in Paris.