Lykke E. Andersen has a Ph.D. in Economics from Aarhus University, Denmark. She has conducted research on the environment and development in Latin America for more than 25 years. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network in Bolivia (SDSN Bolivia). She is a Full Member of the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences and a member of the Tourism Executive Board in La Paz. According to RePEc/IDEAS, she is the most cited economist in Bolivia and is among the top 5% of the most cited women economists in the world.