Alex Chen
Cost-Effectiveness Analyst at The World Bank Group
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolAlex Chen is a cost-effectiveness analyst with a decade of experience translating rigorous impact evaluations into actionable policy across the World Bank, UN, J-PAL, and U.S. government. He specializes in development economics, gender- and LGBTQ-inclusive policymaking, and scaling economic inclusion programs across Eastern Europe, South and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. A regional specialist in Russia and Eurasia with a Master’s from Columbia’s Harriman Institute, Alex combines geospatial and econometric research foundations with hands-on RCT and cost-data collection experience. He leads training programs and capacity-building on cost-effectiveness methods for governments and international agencies, and currently heads the World Bank’s Cost Effectiveness Program within DIME Analytics. Fluent in Russian, French, and English and studying Macedonian and Albanian, he blends language-driven fieldwork with quantitative rigor to close the gap between evidence and policy. Outside traditional development roles, he founded an educational nonprofit that scaled math programming and virtual curricula, reflecting a long-standing commitment to mentorship and applied outreach.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Bob Jones High SchoolMaster's degree, Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, Master's degree, Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies at Columbia University
English, French, Russian, bosnian / serbian / croatian, Macedonian
Github Skills (19)
sdk9
ai8
artificial-intelligence8
llm7
openai7
azure-cognitive-search4
azure3
government-data3
large-language-models2
machine-learning2
django1
health1
chatgpt1
data-science1
gpt1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ETDAU/fpspu_wiki
Nov 2016 - Aug 2022
Contributions:4 PRs, 38 pushes, 5 branches in 5 years 9 months
alexaca79/Cookbook
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch, 3 issues in 1 year 11 months
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