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Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

•Led development of a methodology to produce standardized cost data for prescription drugs comprising more than $180 billion in annual federal expenditures•Supported growth and maintenance of 25+ performance metrics representing more than $400 billion in annual expenditures, including serving as the lead for the development of a Low Back Pain cost metric and for maintenance across all metrics•Wrote policy memos and briefings to inform leadership at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid… Show more •Led development of a methodology to produce standardized cost data for prescription drugs comprising more than $180 billion in annual federal expenditures•Supported growth and maintenance of 25+ performance metrics representing more than $400 billion in annual expenditures, including serving as the lead for the development of a Low Back Pain cost metric and for maintenance across all metrics•Wrote policy memos and briefings to inform leadership at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on program decisions impacting more than 44 million Medicare patients•Planned and coordinated public webinars with 20+ clinician experts and 75+ public stakeholders to discuss the development of clinician performance metrics and key program research•Helped manage statistical analyses (e.g., impact analyses; metric reliability and validity testing) across a team of 15+ analysts.•Engaged in federal rule-making process by drafting language and responding to stakeholder feedback received during public notice and comment periods.•Tracked updates to federal health policies, conduct literature reviews, and communicate key research findings to team and clients through presentations and written deliverables. Show less

Burlingame, California, United States

•Led analysis exploring the impact of drug patent expirations (i.e., "patent cliffs") on drug prices and clinician cost evaluations; authored analysis introduction and discussion of key findings; created Excel pivot charts to display pertinent results. •Presented analysis results to clients at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to inform program and data production decisions. •Developed Excel tool to help translate clinical input (e.g., identification of patient… Show more •Led analysis exploring the impact of drug patent expirations (i.e., "patent cliffs") on drug prices and clinician cost evaluations; authored analysis introduction and discussion of key findings; created Excel pivot charts to display pertinent results. •Presented analysis results to clients at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to inform program and data production decisions. •Developed Excel tool to help translate clinical input (e.g., identification of patient populations with unique clinical characteristics) into SAS-code research files, used to measure and evaluate clinician cost-efficiency within the Medicare system. •Designed Word template for documentation of changes between research files. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

•Researched long-term fundraising solutions for 10+ climate-resilient infrastructure projects proposed for the Bay Area Challenge, Resilient by Design, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation

San Mateo, California, United States

Performed sell-side evaluation analysis, industry due diligence, and executive outreach; efforts resulted in sale exceeding $10 million.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics & Political Science

Activities and Societies: Honors Thesis on Digital Monetary Policy, Political Science Honors Program, Data Science Club Graduated.

Study Abroad, Economic History