Ari Gandolfo Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Zambia

• Led diverse project teams to conduct rigorous research and strategic advising for nonprofit, foundation, and government clients across Africa, to improve the effectiveness of their anti-poverty, education, health, and.
• Managed impact evaluations (RCTs) and qualitative research (including study design, data collection, analysis of results, and strategic recommendations) as well as development of M&E systems
• Clients included the Government of Malawi, GIZ, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, the African Enterprise Challenge Fund, Praekelt, and the Global Innovation Fund

Zambia

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Built and managed a new global initiative to collaborate with government agencies to advance the use of data and evidence in public policymaking
• Curated peer learning opportunities for senior government officials, for example, designing and hosting a July 2018 workshop in Nairobi that convened teams of policymakers from 9 countries in Africa and Latin America
• Designed and conducted research projects analyzing how government agencies use data and evidence to implement policy priorities and the challenges they face

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• With Senior Fellows Rajiv Shah and Michael Gerson, wrote evidence-based policy recommendations and op-eds on foreign assistance and international development
• Led a research project on evidence-informed policymaking in Ghana and Kenya

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research for Director Steven Radelet and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
• Assisted with curriculum development, research, and communication for 10 Georgetown faculty

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Helped pilot a new USAID Applied Innovation Team initiative at the Global Development Lab
• Wrote content and supported implementation of USAID Grand Challenges for Development, innovative competitions to address global challenges such as infant mortality and food insecurity

Brasilia, Brazil

• Led a research project on Brazil’s foreign aid model and South-South Cooperation, involving interviews with over ten federal departments and culminating in recommendations for institutional and process reforms

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research on development finance, multilateral institutions, and US development policy, regularly publishing commentaries and blogs

Mozambique

• Designed and implemented literacy campaigns in partnership with USAID and trained volunteers to evaluate student learning
• Taught English and Portuguese to 350 high school students, and founded a community kindergarten and managed a team of volunteer teachers

Pekanbaru Area, Riau, Indonesia

• Taught English to 450 students and led teacher training on student-centered pedagogy at a vocational high school in Riau Province, Sumatra

Valle De Angeles, Honduras

• Awarded a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to design and provide preventative health training to at-risk and orphaned Honduran youth

Master'S, Global Human Development, School Of Foreign Service

• Coursework in Policy Analysis, Management, Quantitative Methods for Research and Evaluation, Development Economics, and Project Design.

Bachelor'S, International Relations

• Coursework in international politics, foreign policy, economics, and history • Cordell Hull Award for senior thesis, "Reforming USAID.