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Design, implementation, and evaluation of field experiments and impact studies for policies, financial products, and development interventions.
Applied work on agri-food value chains, rural development, and sustainable consumption, grounded in an MSc in Sustainable International Agriculture (agribusiness and rural development economics).
Analysis of farmer and household decision-making in rural and agricultural economies in the Global South, including digital finance adoption and risk behaviour.
Certified by DITSL in quality assurance, food safety, and marketing of organic agricultural products (EU and US NOP standards).
Translation of empirical evidence into actionable recommendations for financial inclusion, consumer protection, and agri-food market and policy design.
Collaboration with economists, technical experts, and institutional partners, and clear communication of results to development banks, think tanks, and government agencies via reports, policy briefs, and presentations.
Development and evaluation of a video-based financial literacy intervention for rural digital finance users.
Financial Literacy Training 4 Digital Financial Services Users
Financial Literacy Training 4 Digital Financial Services Users
Democracy - Kofi Annan Foundation, Geneva
Democracy - Kofi Annan Foundation, Geneva
Professional trainings & Certifications
Professional trainings & Certifications
ESG Analysis - Sustainable Measurement & Impact (MIT Course)
Instructor: Florian Berg, Ph.D. (MIT Sloan)
Held at the House of Finance - Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany - 2025
I recently completed a PhD-level mini course on ESG analysis and sustainable finance, taught by Florian Berg, co-founder of the Aggregate Confusion Project. The course enhanced my ability to critically assess ESG data, build evaluation frameworks, and connect sustainability metrics with financial decision-making.
Key skills and takeaways:
ESG reporting & materiality: Gained hands-on experience in assessing firm disclosures and identifying material ESG topics across industries and regions.
ESG rating methodology: Built custom ESG ratings, evaluated major agency models, and explored rating divergences, sharpening my analytical thinking around ESG data reliability.
Strategic ESG integration: Applied frameworks like GRI to understand how ESG insights can inform investment strategies and risk assessments.
Beyond technical knowledge, the course challenged me to think critically about real-world implications:
Assessed the investor-pay model for ESG ratings — its advantages, risks, and alternatives like country- or region-level certification schemes.
Reflected on impact vs. additionality, distinguishing between investor influence and real change at the company level — a key insight for avoiding ESG mispricing.
Explored financial tools like green bonds, emphasizing the importance of credible impact verification to prevent green-washing.
This course strengthened both my technical ESG literacy and my ability to evaluate sustainability issues from an investor and policy perspective — skills I’m excited to bring into impact-driven roles in finance, sustainability, or policy analysis.
Certifications
Certifications
Certified as a Quality Assurance, Food Safety, and Marketing of Organic Agricultural Products
German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL), Germany – 2020
Completed a specialized training program focused on EU and US-NOP standards for organic agriculture. The certification covered key aspects of quality assurance systems, food safety regulations, and marketing strategies for organic products in international value chains. Emphasis was placed on compliance with global organic certification frameworks, traceability, and sustainable value chain development, with case-based learning tailored to tropical and subtropical agricultural contexts.
United Nations Graduate Study Program (UNGSP)
United Nations Office at Geneva – 2021
Selected to participate in the 59th United Nations Graduate Study Program, the UN’s flagship academic initiative for graduate students from across the globe. The 2021 session focused on “Post-COVID-19 World: Reset, Resilience, Recovery”, exploring the role of the UN system in shaping inclusive and sustainable recovery strategies.
Engaged in high-level briefings, interactive workshops, and dialogue with UN officials and experts from various agencies. Collaborated with an international cohort to conduct policy analysis and develop presentations on global governance, public health, economic recovery, and multilateral cooperation in the post-pandemic era.
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