Fiona Kastel leads the Data Innovations Group at 3ie and provides research, program management, and data analytics support for multiple programs and initiatives. She designs and conducts impact evaluations and supports evidence synthesis products, including conducting a geospatial impact evaluation of an agricultural intensification program in Niger, and an impact evaluation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s COVID-19 Solidarity Package. Prior to joining 3ie, Fiona worked on projects studying crime and resilience in Trinidad and Tobago and education and upward mobility in the U.S. She has a Masters in Public Affairs, specializing in Data Analysis, from Brown University and Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations with emphases in Cognitive Science and Finance from the University of Utah.