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Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy, University of Oxford.
Primary research interests in Social (citizenship) Rights, Social Cohesion, Resilience.
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Research Associate at the EastWest Institute and lead the institute's South Asia Initiative.
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I currently work as a development finance research assistant at the Center for Global Development, focusing on Chinese development finance and multilateral development institutions. In the evenings, I am working towards my Masters in Public Policy at George Washington University, specializing in Public Finance. In the past, I have worked as an economist for the Utah State Legislature with experience in homelessness services, inter-governmental relations, and tax policy. I have also worked as a student associate at the Sorenson Impact Center, providing evidence-based consulting on social impact bonds and development impact bonds. BA in International Affairs from BYU, class of '17. Professional proficiency in Portuguese due to time spent in northeastern Brazil.
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Events Manager Center for Global Development
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United Nations staff since 2015. Master degree in public law and politic science
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Tommaso is Senior Research Fellow at SPRU, University of Sussex. His main research interests are in the area of technological change, institutional change, and economic development. He is currently involved in several funded projects, among which: micro macro models of growth and structural change (EC), the relation between innovation, employment, and inequality (ESRC, JRF), violent conflict and economic activity (ESRC, CEPR and DFID), and the relation between inclusive innovation and structural change (IDRC). He is also revising papers on recently finished projects, among which the political economy of research trajectories in agri technologies (ESRC and NSF). He holds a PhD in Economics and in Industrial Development from the University of Birmingham and the University of Ferrara (Italy). He previously worked as a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Economics (2008-2011), as a Postdoc at the Manchester Metropolitan University (2007-2008) and at the University of L'Aquila, Italy (2006-2007) and teaching at the University of Bologna (2005-2007). Before the PhD Tommaso has worked for UNIDO and ECLAC (2000-2004).
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A public-policy analyst at the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI), a Malaysia leading think-tank. I provide commentaries and write regularly on Malaysiakini, I am also a member of National University Singapore’s prestigious Temasek Foundation International Scholar.
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Anisha Asundi, MPH, is currently a Research Fellow: Gender Specialist at the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. At WAPPP, she manages the Gender Action Portal (gap.hks.harvard.edu) by editing and vetting articles for the Portal and by providing content management for the website. She also works on WAPPP's Gender and Technology portfolio - which aims to increase the wealth of research on how to close the tech gender gap and advance D&I in tech fields.
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RA at CGD
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Mbeo Ogeya is a Research Fellow at SEI Africa. He has 11 years research experience in renewable energy technologies and systems modelling, and with extensive skills in LEAP Energy Systems Modelling. Other skills include: hydropower development, solar photovoltaic, bioenergy and energy efficiency. He has worked as an energy consultant, mentor and national policy advisor. Mbeo has a special interest in Water-energy-food nexus, local innovations and community based approaches. His research seeks to address energy trends and associated natural resource flows. His research interest are in the areas of climate change, natural resources and air quality. His professional affiliation is a founding member of the Association of Energy Professionals East Africa, the local chapter of Association of Energy Engineers - Atlanta.