Megan Cassidy Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Founding Director responsible for oversight of enterprise analytics and business intelligence, business operations, data governance and security, enterprise information systems, and people operations. Oversaw research operations function from 2019 to early 2023, which manages and deploys the research assistant network, and the Product & Engineering teams from mid-2021 to January 2023. Management team member & Board Secretary.60 Decibels makes it easy to listen to the people who matter most. We turn customer voice into high-value insights that help businesses maximize their impact, speaking directly to end customer and beneficiaries to understand their lived experience.We have a network of 1300+ trained Lean Data(SM) researchers in 80+ countries who speak directly to customers to understand their lived experience. By combining voice, SMS, and other technologies to collect data remotely with proprietary survey tools, we help clients listen more effectively and benchmark their social performance against their peers.

Greater New York City Area

Operationalized the spin out of Lean Data into an independent company, 60 Decibels

Greater New York City Area

Head of Online Education at the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Leveraging the expertise and geographic scope represented by the 600+ member institutions of the SDSN, the SDG Academy creates and curates the best available educational content on the Sustainable Development Goals and makes it available as a global public good. To date, the SDG Academy has produced over 200 hours of high-quality learning assets created in partnership with experts from over 80 institutions, and our resources have reached nearly 200,000 students in every part of the world. Through cultivated partnerships with UN agencies, INGOs, development banks, and civil society groups, we ensure that education serves as a catalyst for achieving sustainable development globally. Explore our educational offerings and join our global cohort of students at www.SDGAcademy.org.

Greater New York City Area

Managed the transition of SDSN from a project of the Earth Institute at Columbia University to an independent non-profit institution. Oversaw the creation and deployment of all finance, human resources, and administrative systems; secured work space for the organization; and managed the smooth transition of ten employees from Columbia to the new entity.

Greater New York City Area

Built the SDG Academy from the ground up. Managed the day-to-day engagements with experts, production and technical team members, and partner institutions in the creation of content on planetary boundaries, global public health, sustainable development, climate science, and human rights. Authored a report on data availability for the SDGs in advance of the 2015 SDG Summit, exploring data gaps and coverage in 13 of the largest data repositories.

Greater New York City Area

Provided advisory and extensive analytical support to the governments of Jordan, Honduras, Paraguay, Guatemala, and others on sustainable development pathways, capacity building, online education and training systems, poverty alleviation, and social outreach and engagement.

Greater New York City Area

Conducted extensive research and recommended education interventions for the Zambezi Valley Development Study, a consultative report on resource-based sustainable development in Mozambique conducted by the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (now referred to as the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, a joint center of the Columbia Law School and the Earth Institute).

South Bronx, Ny

Created and deployed online student performance tracking system for a 500-student school across six grades. Designed training curriculum and provided professional development to 35 teachers in computer literacy, technology integration, data-driven instruction, and student tracking. Member of School Leadership Team.

Zomba, Malawi

Managed implementation of technology campaign to install computers in four rural primary schools and designed management protocol for integrating computers into classrooms. Trained 27 teachers in computer literacy, and facilitated meetings with local chiefs, headmasters, community leaders, and parent-teacher organizations.

South Bronx, Ny

Teach for America 2006 Corps Member and School Team Leader. Taught all subject areas to students in 3rd and 5th grades, with 87% of students achieving more than a year of growth in English Language Arts and numeracy. Served as middle school placement liaison from 2007 to 2009.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Development Practice

Graduate Teaching Assistant in Quantitative Methods I and II (Statistics)

Certificate In Business

Focus on Business Analytics. Coursework in Statistical Optimization, Decision Modeling, Finance

Master Of Science (M.S.), Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Development Economics And International Development

Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Division I Track and Field Team, Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key Honor Society, Honors.