Joshua Deutschmann
Senior Research And Policy Lead at Development Innovation Lab
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Deutschmann is an economist and Senior Research and Policy Lead at the University of Chicago’s Development Innovation Lab, bringing 11 years of experience in applied development economics, evidence synthesis, and policy translation focused on climate, food security, and agricultural innovation. He progressed from postdoctoral scholar to research lead and now shapes interdisciplinary policy work that links rigorous field research—spanning urban sanitation and groundnut value chains in Senegal—to actionable program design. Joshua holds a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics and blends quantitative rigor with on-the-ground project experience from NGOs and academia, routinely managing data-driven evaluations and synthesis efforts. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, he is as comfortable advising policy audiences as he is digging into survey and experimental data, and he maintains a public portfolio of his work at jwdeutschmann.com for deeper technical detail.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Agricultural and Applied Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Agricultural and Applied Economics at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBA/BS, Economics/Mathematics (Honors), BA/BS, Economics/Mathematics (Honors) at Virginia TechMaster of Arts (MA), Economics, Master of Arts (MA), Economics at Boston UniversityLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceDiploma, Diploma at Atholton High School
English, French, WolofProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
joshwd/joshwd.github.io
Mar 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:43 commits, 17 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 1 month
jekylljekyll-themebutler
joshwd/hugosite
Jul 2018 - Mar 2025
Contributions:353 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 8 months
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