Acumen
Dimitra Politi is a seasoned Senior Research Manager at Acumen, LLC, leading government contracts with the CMS Innovation Center since August 2019. Responsibilities include oversight of contract deliverables, client communications, project timelines, and budget management for approximately $2 million yearly, while managing a team of ten researchers. Prior experience includes roles at The SPHERE Institute, where Dimitra focused on econometric analyses and quantitative methodologies for Medicare evaluations, and academic positions such as Lecturer in Economics at The University of Edinburgh and Visiting Assistant Professor at Brown University. Dimitra holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University and a B.A. in International Economics and Finance from Athens University of Economics and Business, along with a Licence from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.