DEC Staff
Scholars
Michael Kremer
University Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy, Director of the Development Innovation Lab
Colin Aitken
Postdoctoral Scholar, Development Innovation Lab
Funmilayo Ajayi
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Elakiya Ananthakrishnan
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Will Arnesen
Policy Manager, Market Shaping Accelerator
Arthur Baker
Chief of Staff of the Office of the Faculty Director, Development Innovation Lab
Ishita Batra
Senior Manager, OFD, Development Innovation Lab
Luiza Cardoso de Andrade
Data Analytics Lead, Development Innovation Lab
Esha Chaudhuri
Policy Coordinator, Development Innovation Lab
Sarrin Chethik
Senior Policy Analyst, Market Shaping Accelerator
Nicole Colegrove
Director, Development Innovation Lab
Carolina Concha-Arriagada
Postdoctoral Scholar, Development Innovation Lab
Ryan Cooper
Director, The Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics
Selene Cueva Madrid
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Emily Cupito
Executive Director, Development Innovation Lab
Joy Dada
Predoctoral Research Professional, Faculty Supervisor: Luiza Cardoso de Andrade
Monica Dennis
Office of the Faculty Director, Executive Assistant
Joshua Deutschmann
Postdoctoral Scholar and Lead Researcher, Development Innovation Lab
Madeline Edwards
Senior Administrative & Operations Associate, Development Innovation Lab
Julia Eigner
Research Manager, Development Innovation Lab
Terrina Govender
Associate Director, Water, Office of the Faculty DirectorÂ
Guthrie Gray-Lobe
Research Associate and Lead Researcher, Development Innovation Lab
Siddhartha Haria
Senior Policy Lead, Market Shaping Accelerator
Maryiam Haroon
Postdoctoral Scholar, Development Innovation Lab
Sharad Hotha
Predoctoral Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Cynthia Ji
Predoctoral Research Professional, Faculty Supervisor: Wendy Wong
Akito Kamei
Postdoctoral Scholar and Lead Researcher, Development Innovation Lab
Xerlleen Kwamboka
Operations Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Alexander Lehner
Postdoctoral Researcher, Development Innovation Lab
Toniann Liotta
Executive Assistant to the Faculty Director, Development Innovation Lab
Elisa Maffioli
Visiting Scholar and Director, Development Innovation Lab
Maria Adelaida Martinez Cabrera
Postdoctoral Scholar, Development Innovation Lab
Kelly McGuire
Associate Director, Finance, Development Innovation Lab
Claire McMahon
Predoctoral Research Professional, Faculty Supervisor: Leah Rosenzweig
Kyle Murphy
Director, Development Innovation Lab
Jiya Nair
Special Projects Coordinator, Development Innovation Lab
Vesall Nourani
Senior Research Associate and Director, Development Innovation Lab
Mauricio Ortiz-Riomalo
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Shardul Oza
Associate Director, Research Operations, Development Innovation Lab
Pragya Parthasarathy
Research Specialist, Development Innovation Lab
Pablo Pena
Assistant Instructional Professor and Director, Development Innovation Lab
Matheus Proença
Predoctoral Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Rashmi Pugalia
Transcriber, Development Innovation Lab
Sebastian Quaade
Research Professional, Market Shaping Accelerator
Ana Radu
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Catlan Reardon
Postdoctoral Scholar, Development Innovation Lab
Aishwarya Rebelly
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Conrad Rein
Director of Policy Outreach, Innovation Commission, Development Innovation Lab
Sara Restrepo Tamayo
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Rebecca Rolapp
Administration and Operations Associate, Market Shaping Accelerator
Jessica Rudder
Postdoctoral Scholar and Lead Researcher, Development Innovation Lab
Heather Rushing
Operations Associate, Development Innovation Lab
Imara Salas
Senior Manager, Development Economic Center
Akanksha Saletore
Research Manager, Development Innovation Lab
Giulio Schinaia
Postdoctoral Scholar, Development Innovation Lab
Jennifer Shanahan
Director of Grants and Contracts, Development Innovation Lab
Alejandra Shuber
Grants & Contracts Coordinator, Development Innovation Lab
Rathan Sudheer
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Santiago Velasquez
Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab
Antony Wangari
Research Coordinator, Development Innovation Lab
Cole Weaver
Predoctoral Research Professional, Faculty Supervisor: Kyle Murphy
Wendy Wong
Postdoctoral Scholar and Lead Researcher, Development Innovation Lab
Adrian Youssef
Administrative Coordinator, Finance, Development Innovation Lab
Shengning Zhang
Predoctoral Research Professional, Faculty Supervisor: Josh Deutschmann
DIL Student Research Assistants
Rachel Bolte
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Utkarsh Dandanayak
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Teddy Foley
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Alex Gordon
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Julia Higgins
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Yiyuan He
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Ed Jee
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Satvika Mahajan
Research Assistant, Market Shaping Accelerator
Diego Mendoza-Martinez
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Andreas Petrou-Zeniou
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Alejandro Rivera
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Lisette Solis
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Weiqi Wang
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Jose Velarde Morales
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Mexico Vergara Bahena
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Yuyang ‘Leonardo’Wang
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Xinyi (Cecilia) Zhang
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab
Xuting (Victoria) Zhou
Research Assistant, Development Innovation Lab