Anjali Richards, an economist and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) specialist, with more than 12 years of experience in economic analysis, impact evaluations, randomized controlled trials, survey design and implementation, and reporting. Richards has worked in a variety of sectors such as environment, infrastructure, agriculture, education, and health in countries like Cambodia, Vietnam, Zambia, Panama, Nigeria, Afghanistan, India, the Philippines, and Bangladesh.

Richards holds a Masters of Pacific International Affairs (MPIA) from UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) and a B.A. from Emory University. She has worked for several organizations, including Environmental Incentives, LLC, USAID, The Louis Berger Group, The Brookings Institution, ideas42, Innovations for Poverty Action, among others.

Overall, Anjali Richards is a seasoned MEL specialist with a solid background in economic analysis and international development projects.