Tyler Spencer

Tyler Spencer is a Policy Manager at J-PAL Global, where he manages the Finance sector. As a member of the Policy and Communications group, Tyler works with governments, NGOs, academics, and others to build partnerships and advance evidence-informed policymaking.

Prior to joining J-PAL, Tyler interned with Innovations for Poverty Action’s Financial Inclusion Program, supporting mobile money, gender, interoperability, and consumer protection projects. At the UCSD Program Design and Evaluation Lab, he designed randomized controlled trials of a mobile money pilot program in Nigeria. 

Tyler holds a Master of International Affairs from UC San Diego with a concentration in International Economics and a BA in History from UC Santa Cruz.