Julia Funk is Senior Programme Manager and Head of Statistics at the International Road Federation (IRF), where she has worked since 2018 in Geneva. Her work combines programme management, statistical analysis and evidence-based research supporting international road and transport infrastructure initiatives.

Prior to joining IRF, Julia worked as a Senior Financial Analyst at Coty Inc. and as a Financial Analyst at Procter & Gamble in Geneva. She also contributed to development policy research at AFFORD – The African Foundation for Development, including policy papers prepared for the UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. Earlier in her career, she was a Visiting Associate at The Boston Consulting Group in Berlin.

Julia holds an M.A. in African Studies from SOAS University of London, where she majored in Economic Development and researched the impact of remittances on economic growth and development in Ghana and Somalia. She also holds a B.Sc. in Economics, Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick.