Dean Karlan

Dean Karlan has held various roles in the field of economics and finance. Dean is currently serving as the Chief Economist at USAID since November 2022. Prior to this, they were associated with Northwestern University as a Professor of Economics and Finance since July 2017. In 2015, they co-founded ImpactMatters and served as the Chairman. Dean also founded Innovations for Poverty Action in 2002. Dean is the co-founder of stickK.com, LLC since 2007. Dean has worked as a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development and as a Professor of Economics at Yale University. Dean has also served as a member of the Grameen Foundation Technology Center Advisory Board. Earlier in their career, they worked as an Assistant Professor at Princeton University and as a systems consultant at FINCA International.

Dean Karlan obtained a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in 1990. Dean later pursued their studies and earned a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 1997. During the same period, they also obtained an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Dean Karlan further continued their education and successfully completed their Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002.