Ifeanyi Edochie
Data Scientist
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIfeanyi Edochie is a Data Scientist at the World Bank with a decade of experience building data ecosystems and analytical tools to inform governance and poverty policy, particularly across Sub-Saharan Africa. He combines rigorous public policy training (PhD, Pardee RAND) with hands-on engineering—authoring R packages and leading a team that integrates geospatial and household survey data to estimate monetary poverty and harmonize high-frequency phone survey indicators globally. Previously at RAND he developed microsimulation and Robust Decision Making models for complex policy domains, demonstrating a knack for translating deep uncertainty into practical decision support. Based in Bethesda, he pairs institutional experience at multilaterals with technical craftsmanship in R and Python, and mentors early-career data scientists to scale impact across 34 African countries. An understated strength is his focus on tooling and reproducibility—building the infrastructure that makes rigorous analysis repeatable and shareable.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science: Integrated Degree in Engineering and Arts and Science (BSc IDEAS), Economics and Industrial Engineering, 3.5 GPA, Bachelor of Science: Integrated Degree in Engineering and Arts and Science (BSc IDEAS), Economics and Industrial Engineering, 3.5 GPA at Lehigh UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Loyola Jesuit CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Public Policy Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Public Policy Analysis at Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Industrial Engineering and Economics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Industrial Engineering and Economics at Lehigh University Center for Academic Success, Lehigh UniversityMaster of Arts, Economics-AM, Master of Arts, Economics-AM at Duke University
English, French, Igbo
Github Skills (17)
google-earth9
earth-engine8
google-earth-engine8
spatial-data8
spatial-analysis8
r7
earth7
pypi6
statistics6
renv6
pip5
dashboard2
unconf1
spss1
rmarkdown1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
SSA-Statistical-Team-Projects/SAEplus
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
What the Package Does (Title Case)
Contributions:1 review, 168 commits, 18 PRs in 1 year 6 months
title-case
SSA-Statistical-Team-Projects/EMDIplus
Nov 2021 - May 2023
emdi: estimating and mapping regionally disaggregated indicators
Contributions:3 PRs, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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