Paida Chikate

Paida Chikate has a diverse work experience in the field of evaluation and data analytics. They are currently serving as the National Director of Evaluation at World Savvy since 2022. Prior to this, Paida worked as a PhD student in Evaluation and Data Analytics at the University of Minnesota starting from 2020.

Paida also has experience working as a Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant at the United Nations from 2017 to 2018. They were a Presidential Fellow at Open Society Foundations from 2016 to 2017. Paida holds a Master of Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, completed between 2014 and 2016.

They have worked as a Program Development Evaluator at Relief International from 2014 to 2016 and as a Program and Development Intern at Women's Foundation of Minnesota from 2014 to 2015. Prior to this, Paida served as a Youth Education Evaluator at Youth Communication Center from 2011 to 2014. They started their career as an International Higher Education Coordinator at the United States Education Advising Center from 2007 to 2009.

Paida Chikate, MA, MPP has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. They also have a Masters of Global Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. In addition to their degrees, they have obtained a Nonprofit Management Certificate from the University of Minnesota in 2015.