Rachel Glennerster

Rachel Glennerster
Born (1965-10-21) October 21, 1965
Nationality United Kingdom
Field Development economics
Alma mater Oxford University
University of London

Rachel Glennerster (born October 21, 1965)[1] is currently the Chief Economist at the Department for International Development (DFID),[2] the UK's ministry for international development cooperation. Previously she was the Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the lead academic for Sierra Leone at the International Growth Centre, a research centre based jointly at The London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Oxford.[3] Her current research includes randomized evaluations of community driven development in Sierra Leone, empowerment of adolescent girls in Bangladesh, and health, education, and microfinance in India.

Before joining J-PAL and the International Growth Centre, Glennerster worked as an Economic Adviser to HM Treasury, a Development Associate at the Harvard Institute for International Development, and as a Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund. Glennerster received her B.A. in PPE from Oxford University in 1988.[1] She then proceeded to obtain a Masters in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London in 1995 and a doctorate in Economics from the same institution in 2004.[1]

Glennerster is a member of Giving What We Can, an international society for the promotion of poverty relief.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rachel Glennerster CV" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ J-PAL (September 7th, 2017). Release: J-PAL Executive Director Rachel Glennerster Appointed Chief Economist at UK Department for International Development. Retrieved on January 28th, 2018.
  3. ↑ IGC Country Teams: Sierra Leone.
  4. ↑ "List of Members". Retrieved 2012-11-22.


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