Michael Cooper Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC, US

Global

Reviewer for University of Cambridge Data & Policy Journal on the use of blockchain in various social impact applications (financial products and services, tokenization and identity ) and provided input and advised on submitted papers focusing on blockchain governance researchAdvisor to Scroll Foundation on impact measurement and return on investment.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Practiced technical oversight over the design, implementation and dissemination of research and evidence synthesis products (Evidence Gap Maps, Systematic Reviews, Impact Evaluations, Rapid Evidence Assessments.
• Led technical oversight of knowledge management assistance to the USAID REFs Bureau and Led the Feed the Future Influence and Leverage Study, developing a methodology and set of instruments to measure pathways of.
• Directed a pilot impact evaluation to assess Feed the Future programming impacts at the Zone of Influence level using cross-sectional survey data, implementing Change-in-Changes designs and developing methodologies to.
• Conducted an Evidence Use Measures Literature Review (February-April 2024) to identify indicators for piloting and curating in EMSRIE buy-ins, aimed at improving effective evidence use and enhancing methods for.
• Managed technical support for the Global Food Security Strategy revision, including evidence synthesis, research support, and strategic decision-making facilitation as part of the Interagency Working Group Secretariat.
• Directed the execution of three major work orders, including the Feed the Future Influence and Leverage Study, an assessment of Feed the Future impacts using cross-sectional data, and an ex-post quasi-experimental.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Provided technical oversight of key MERLA activities and deliverables across Panagora’s global USAID MEL/CLA platforms. This included developing Pangora’s first MERLA Operations Manual comprised of tailored tools for designing and managing the numerous lifecycle tasks (SOWs, compliance checklists, etc. with video tutorials) associated with the Monitoring.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Lead Advisor for the design and upstart of a MEL Strategy for the USDA McGovern Dole Food Security and Education program that included several mixed method special studies, impact evaluation (propensity score matching), MEL Plan with iterative monitoring and stakeholder reflection seminars to drive Adaptive Management and Learning Agendas. Products.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led the proposal design of Results Based Funding Socially Inclusive Training and Job Placement Programs in Morocco and Ivory Coast.
• Served as the lead technical writer for three MCC Public Private Partnership TVET Grant proposals in Morocco

• Lead M&E proposal writer for USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
• Lead M&E proposal writer for USAID’s Feed the Future Nigeria Agriculture Investment

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead proposal writer for the USAID Nepal Sanjeri Federalism Program. Developed a Problem Driven Adaptive Management Framework around enhancing quality of services by newly created local governments in an inclusive.

Taught graduate courses in Monitoring & Evaluation, Needs Assessment, Program Design and Evaluability Assessment.

Denver, CO/Washington D.C./San Salvador

• M&E lead in charge of technical oversight all M&E Proposals, Designs and implementation for USAID Policy, Planning and Learning M&E Technical Assistance and Food for Peace efforts. This included oversight (to include.
• Lead technical input evaluations of tax reform and trade policy programs in El Salvador (performance-mixed method), Civil Society Strengthening in Sri Lanka (performance-mixed method) and Agricultural Value Chains in.

Distance Learning Courses

• Currently teach distant learning undergraduate courses in 21st Century International Development, Social Movements and Globalized Islam. Profits it from the courses goes to the Excellence in Social Science Scholarship.

Worldwide

• Was the lead M&E Director in charge of the WASH portfolio at MCC to include technical oversight of all M&E Plans, Evaluation Designs (to include sampling strategies, instrument design, data collection plans, etc.).
• Served as the MCC M&E lead or provided input for various evaluations to include clean cook stoves in Mongolia ( mixed method quasi experimental evaluation), WASH (to include tariff and utility reform) in Zambia (mixed.
• Developed toolkits and gave trainings on designing and conducting evaluations for decision making (utilization focused evaluation), methodologies for project selection and design (various problem diagnostic and project.
• Worked with the MCC Sustainability Working group that developed recommendations for MCC policy and practice for sustainability of MCC investments.
• Served as the Contract Program Manager on 12 evaluation contracts. This included drafting the TOR’s, managing budgets, work plans, invoices and providing technical oversight.

Worldwide

• Provided technical oversight and input on the Mali Compact impact evaluation (which included a performance evaluation using a variation of outcome mapping and oringal base, mid and endline household and community.
• Served as the MCC M&E technical lead and provided input for various third party impact evaluations of electrical network expansion (Social Impact-Malawi RCT of Infrastructure Development and Power Sector Reform-base.

Washington D.C. Metro Area/Afghansitan/Sudan

• Provided independent assessments of USAID stabilization programs and M&E strategies as part of the Measuring Instability in Afghanistan (MISTI) project.
• Collected, synthesized and analyzed data at the sub-district, district, provincial and regional levels to identify the most effective drivers of stabilization outcomes and track higher-order stabilization trends to.
• Worked with provincial and district stabilization teams in Afghanistan in assessing their data collection practices (data quality), value and rigor of any evaluations in a dynamic complex environment.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• M&E oversight of numerous food security programs in Western Afghanistan (these programs ranged from market programs designed to link producers, transporters, sellers, farmer input markets like fertilizer and seed)..
• Was the Director in charge of providing oversight of all USG civilian evaluations conducted in Afghanistan. This included managing evaluation budgets, contracting processes, writing Terms of Reference, designing.
• Oversaw and provided technical input to the development of all USAID project identification and design processes.
• Served as the lead planner in facilitating sectoral strategic transition plans for Gender, Agriculture, Economic Development and Security. Worked with U.S Embassy, USAID and Donor stakeholders in developing planning.
• Coordinated and authored the Fiscal Year 2013 Mission Strategic Resource Plan for Embassy Kabul to include the strategic planning framework, indicators, policy parameters, assumptions, environmental dynamics.

Worldwide

• Assisted numerous countries develop M&E frameworks for their respective CDCS/MSRP and program level PMEP’s around Feed the Future Programming. These countries included Bangladesh, Sudan (before the referendum), Georgia.
• Provided input and oversight into the Social Impact mixed method impact evaluation of bundled FTF programming in rural Bangladesh. These FTF programs were centered in increasing food security measures at the household.
• Provided technical assistance to the 1207 Conflict Prevention Program which worked with DoS and USAID Posts to fund individual projects.
• Taught portions of Level 1 Planning Course at the National Defense University to USG Interagency members.

Baghdad, Iraq

• Managed a $700M Economic Support Fund that leveraged community led development strategies to mitigate conflict in Iraqi provinces.
• Provided technical assistance to the Provincial Reconstruction and Development Councils (PRDC’s) in Iraqi provinces in developing and implementing, with Provincial leadership, Provincial Development Plans.
• Developed evaluation and assessment framework to assess progress of PRDC’s in implementing Provincial Development Plans and assuming other Provincial leadership functions (conflict arbitration, reconciliation and.
• Facilitated needs and conflict assessment frameworks that fed into PRDC provincial development plans and coordinated project planning, design and implementation among Iraqi and donor partners.
• Worked with the Joint Strategic Planning and Assessments office in creating and maintaining the Civilian-Military Joint Campaign Plan for Iraq. Helped develop a working group structure to produce conflict assessment.

Master’S Degree, Development Economics And International Development, 3.8

Certificate, Data Science

Activities and Societies: R Basic, Probability, Visualization, Inference and Modeling, Wrangling, Linear Regression, Machine Learning