Ben Barrett
Predoctoral Fellow at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolBen Barrett is a Predoctoral Fellow and Econ PhD student at Stanford GSB with eight years of experience applying quantitative methods to policy and industry problems. He blends rigorous academic training in statistics (Oxford) and applied math/computer science (Harvard) with hands-on data science and engineering work from QuantCo, shipping research-grade software and scalable analytics. Based in Palo Alto, he focuses on quantitative research that bridges economic theory and practical implementation, often developing reproducible code for empirical projects. Notably, his background spans both deep statistical modeling and production-ready data engineering, enabling him to translate complex causal questions into deployable analyses.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Statistics, Master of Science - MS, Statistics at University of OxfordInternational Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate at UWC Atlantic CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Harvard University
Spanish, French, German, English
Github Skills (8)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
FabianBarrett/FabianBarrett.github.io
Dec 2021 - Jul 2026
Contributions:34 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 7 months
FabianBarrett/Lipschitz_VAEs
Aug 2020 - Feb 2021
Contributions:35 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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