Tommie Yeo Thompson Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Evaluating USAID’s women’s economic empowerment and blended financing program targeting 700+ informal waste pickers in the Philippines and Indonesia using quantitative survey methods and stakeholder interviews

Building automated data pipeline that scrapes and analyzes over 10,000 gender-based violence posts from X with R and Python for USAID’s online GBV-reduction campaign in Honduras

Built the ecosystem for charter cities, an innovative policy that leverages special economic zones to spur economic growth and reduce poverty. I set the organization-wide research agenda, developed the first global database of new cities, facilitated the establishment of the African School of Economics' campus in Zanzibar, authored the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority's 5-year strategic plan, and organized 2 new cities conferences at MIT and NYU.

Published 2 evaluation reports analyzing the resilience of 520 households participating in USAID-funded food resilience program in northern Zimbabwe

Established research group on women’s economic empowerment by guiding internal research initiatives, developing relationships with funders, and implementing behavioral experiments.

Designed and managed behavioral experiments and RCTs in a PI role to address poverty in Africa. I also supported internal and external capacity building by hosting technical trainings and workshops in behavioral science and econometrics.

Provided procurement technical assistance and evaluation services as part of Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) and the Procurement Global Unit

Authored technical report on Iraq's market resiliency during COVID19

Arlington, Va

Conducted advanced econometric analyses for USAID and MCC projects in a variety of substantive areas, including water infrastructure, education, and democracy. My role included the use of quasi-experimental causal methods, statistical programming, and data visualization. I also managed program components, including data collection protocols and subcontractors

Arlington, Va

Awarded a $24,000 grant to research the relationship between education and civic engagement using machine learning techniques. My team also won the Deloitte Core Consulting Competition.

Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.

Master Of Public Policy (Mpp), Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Georgetown Public Policy ReviewSpecialization in Quantitative Methods and Development

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Activities and Societies: Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy, UChicago Philosophy Review

Education record