Benjamin Zimmermann

Benjamin Zimmermann has a diverse range of work experience in various organizations. Benjamin is currently working at the City of Minneapolis as a Senior Budget and Evaluation Analyst in the Budget Office. Prior to this, they worked at the City of Houston in multiple roles within the Department of Housing and Community Development, including Staff Analyst, Administration Manager, and Management Analyst IV.

Before joining the City of Houston, Benjamin was an Intern at the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, where they analyzed revenue and expenditure data to assess the fiscal health of the City of Philadelphia. Benjamin also worked at the City of Philadelphia as a Performance Management Fellow in the Office of Performance Management, where they facilitated strategic planning sessions and supported departments in data collection efforts for process improvement. Additionally, they were an Intern with the Rebuild Philadelphia Initiative, where they developed program logic models and performance metrics.

Benjamin also has experience in research and analysis. Benjamin worked at NORC at the University of Chicago as a Senior Research Analyst and Research Analyst in the International Programs department. In these roles, they managed teams, conducted data analysis, and wrote reports for program evaluation. Benjamin also worked as an Analyst in Monitoring and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation and as a Fund Analytics Intern at MicroRate, where they supported credit risk assessments and evaluated impact investment funds.

Additionally, Benjamin worked as a Loan Fund Operations Intern at Working Capital for Community Needs, conducting financial and social impact analysis for microfinance investments. Benjamin also served as a Survey Research Intern at ACCESS Development Services in India, where they supported questionnaire design, data collection, analysis, and report writing for a livelihoods project. Lastly, they worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Overall, Benjamin Zimmermann has a strong background in budget analysis, performance management, program evaluation, research, and data analysis, with experience in both public and non-profit sectors.

Benjamin Zimmermann completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2005 to 2010. Benjamin then pursued a Graduate Certificate in Survey Design and Data Analysis at The George Washington University from 2013 to 2014. Recently, from 2016 to 2018, they attended the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, where they earned a Master of Public Administration degree.