Annie White is the director of software tools at Harvard’s Growth Lab. With over 12 years of experience in sustainable development, research and software products, she is interested in how digital products can help solve global development challenges. At the Growth Lab, Annie is responsible for the development of the International Atlas of Economic Complexity, along with various sub-national Atlases, from research to design, development and launch.

Prior to joining the Growth Lab, she was the Director of Digital Products at Sustainalytics, a global environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analytics firm. At Sustainalytics she successfully launched an ESG risk and analysis software platform used by analysts and investors globally. Before Sustainalytics, she was a policy analyst with the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, D.C.

Annie holds a master’s degree in Development Economics from the University of Glasgow and is a certified Product Manager and Scrum Product Owner.

White briefed briefed National Press Foundation International Trade Reporting fellows in July 2023, June 2024 and June 2025: Harvard Growth Lab Ranks Countries by Economic Complexity