Ridhi Sahai Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Managing and implementing evaluation and research projects in 7 countries, including a Morocco child domestic workers study, a multi-country USAID GBV portfolio performance evaluation, a Kenya migrant workers study, a Ghana positive youth development assessment, and a Bangladesh garment workers study.• Design and develop study design, research and analysis plans, quantitative survey tools, qualitative data collection guides, consent statements, trauma-informed research guides and referral resources.• Lead and implement studies using innovative link-tracing, Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) and Network Scale-Up Method (NSUM) sampling methods.• Oversee and lead quantitative and qualitative data management, cleaning, and analysis for 4 projects.• Lead and support vulnerable populations and GBV business development efforts

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Implemented and supported management of vulnerable populations research studies, including a 3- sector COVID-19 rapid assessment for migrant workers, commercial sex workers, and garment factory workers in Bangladesh and India.• Led quantitative and mixed methods analyses for 10 projects using STATA and Dedoose software• Managed client relationships (USAID, GFEMS, JTIP): developed workplans and deliverable schedules in consultation with clients, led preparation of monthly/quarterly progress reports, led and facilitated meetings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organized, managed, and implemented annual nationally representative household surveys (CAPI) in Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia: designed questionnaires, interviewer training guides, and fieldwork monitoring plans; supervised in-country fieldwork trainings and survey pre-tests and implementation.• Devised data analysis plans and conducted quantitative analyses on multi-country multi-year household data using STATA and SPSS to generate financial inclusion indicators for in-depth country reports.• Implemented targeted study on the neighborhood effects of wage digitization on garment factory neighborhoods in Bangladesh: conducted difference-in-difference analyses to compare neighborhood impacts, with a special focus on outcomes for women (household autonomy, control over finances, decision making).• Authored individual country and cross-country reports on financial inclusion, women’s economic empowerment, financial health, and digital financial services.• Spearheaded dissemination and communication, including public and private stakeholder engagement and presenting insights in conferences and workshops to expand the use of data for policy making.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed SPSS and STATA syntax to run quantitative analyses on large household survey datasets. • Managed and cleaned multi-country survey datasets for analysis and consistent data quality, and updated FII data hub.• Collaborated on questionnaire development and qualitative research design for UNICEF study on RMNCAH service delivery in Ethiopia.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted gender analyses for project proposals in Afghanistan, Kenya, and Mali, including a financial sectorsecondary data analysis for Afghani and Kenyan women small business owners.• Facilitated organization-wide gender audit: survey design and dissemination; conducted focus groups,analyzed data and integrated findings into new gender strategy and policy for organization.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted STATA lab sessions to guide students on longitudinal and cross-sectional secondary data analysis.• Aided faculty and coordinated instructional efforts on econometrics concepts and analyses.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Engaged in student-focused academic asset design and development• Reviewed high-level economics content from Cengage, Pearson, and McGraw Hill to create test banks for college students• Developed interactive economic tools and designed teacher instruction manuals

Kolkata Area, India

• Worked on a project report that analyzed the feasibility of coal washeries in eastern India• Created a report on the technical assistance projects undertaken by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in India• Acquired on-the-job training in advanced MS Excel skills

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: • Involved in program evaluation project for Free the Slaves • Associate Editor, Trachtenberg Policy.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Economics

Activities and Societies: • Ranked in the top 5% of the class • Dissertation: Gender Wage Differentials: A Study of IT Professionals.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Statistics

Activities and Societies: • Training in statistical software such as MINITAB and R • Department’s annual magazine editorial committee.