Jakob Svensson is the Director and a Professor of Economics at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University. His research interests include corruption, accountability in service delivery programs, and political economy.

Santiago Tobón is a Professor of Economics at the Universidad EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia. His research focuses on developmental economics and its intersection with crime, violence, organized crime, and public policy. Santiago received the 2020 Juan Luis Londoño Medal for the impact of his research...

Chris Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago, in the Harris School of Public Policy, as well as a research associate at NBER. He studies why some people and societies are poor, violent and unequal, and what (if anything) aid or...

Claire Walsh leads the Policy and Communications group at J-PAL, which collaborates with the J-PAL research network and policymakers to synthesize and share insights from randomized evaluations to inform policy design and scale decisions and advance evidence-informed policy to reduce poverty.

Alison Fahey is the Global Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives. In this role, she guides strategy, launching, and advising a portfolio of new and existing partnerships with governments, international NGOs, academia, and the private sector. She leads new policy projects and other...

Tarun Timalsina is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he works with the Political Economy and Governance (PEG) and Crime, Violence, and Conflict (CVC) sectors. Tarun also supports J-PAL Global’s Governance, Crime, and Conflict Initiative (GCCI).

Al Nurulloh Kahfi B. Sya is a Research Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia. Right now he works on the impact evaluation of Kartu Prakerja, a program launched in early 2020 that aims to improve the workforce's skills and competencies in Indonesia.