Samuel Edet
Economist - Private Markets
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolSamuel Edet is an economist and data scientist with nine years of experience at the IFC/World Bank Group, specializing in private markets, innovation economics, and venture capital financing. He has progressed from consultant roles to Economist on the DEC Private Markets team, producing research recognized by the Thomson Reuters Excellence Award and cited in The Economist. Academically grounded with a PhD in Economics from KU Leuven and a Master’s in Mathematical Sciences from UCT, he blends rigorous quantitative training with applied market research. Samuel’s background founding a STEM education initiative reveals a long-standing commitment to talent development and grassroots impact beyond policy work. Based in Washington, D.C., he brings a rare mix of academic depth, policy-influencing research, and hands-on data science to private capital and innovation ecosystems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics at KU LeuvenMaster’s Degree, Mathematical Sciences, Master’s Degree, Mathematical Sciences at University of Cape TownBachelor’s Degree, Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics at University of Ibadan
Github Skills (2)
graph-convolutional-networks2
pytorch2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
samueledet/datascience-nigeria
Feb 2019 - Aug 2020
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
samueledet/ggggg
May 2017 - Dec 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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