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
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Mathematical Sciences, Master’s Degree Mathematical Sciences at University of Cape TownCertificate Business Management, Certificate Business Management at ESMT BerlinDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Business Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Business Economics at KU LeuvenSummer School Economic Networks, Summer School Economic Networks at University of OxfordBachelor’s Degree Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics at University of IbadanDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Systems Science - Economics Networks and Business Analytics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Systems Science - Economics Networks and Business Analytics at IMT School for Advanced StudiesSummer School Data Science, Summer School Data Science at École Polytechnique
Github Skills (8)
hyperbolic4
gnn2
graph2
pytorch1
graph-embedding1
random-walk1
graph-convolutional-networks1
community-detection1
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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