Applied Economist with over 10 years of experience in developing research ideas and undertaking research on key issues including agricultural productivity enhancement, natural resource use, poverty, MSME growth and development (in developing economies as well as emerging markets), financial inclusion and the contribution of Digital Financial Services (DFS), women's empowerment and entrepreneurial development, development finance and its impact on the above.Nearly 5 years of experience in managing and being part of consulting projects based on the aforementioned topics for leading DFIs (e.g., World Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), African Development Bank (AfDB), Financial Sector Deepening (FSD)), national governments and policymakers (e.g., Development Bank of Zambia, Central Bank of Uzbekistan, Capital Markets Authority of Kenya and Uganda, Government of Jamaica, Government of Liberia) and NGOs (e.g., Water.org)Extensive experience in designing primary data collection methodologies including surveys, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and developing sampling strategies, drafting survey questionnaires and KII guides, survey implementation plans and enumerator training manuals for a wide variety of projects.Extensive experience in the oversight and management of survey implementation (using CAPI) and designing data quality control framework, data analysis (using econometrics/statistical data analysis models) and detailed report writing for clients and a wide variety of stakeholders. Skilled in qualitative and quantitive data analysis, econometric and statistical modeling, statistical software such as STATA, R and Matlab and qualitative data analytics tools such as NVivo. Skilled in survey software such as the World Bank's Survey Solutions, Solstice.