Julia Conrad
Julia Conrad is currently pursuing a master’s degree in the Master of Public Administration program at Harvard Kennedy School (expected graduation in May 2023).
Prior to enrolling at HKS, Julia worked for five years at the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) in Dakar, Senegal, where she managed a portfolio of micro- and agriculture finance projects across Africa. Her studies at Harvard have focused on Infrastructure Development, Development Policy, and Climate Change.
Julia also has a BSc in International Economics from the University of Tuebingen and a MEc in World Economics from the University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai.
Fernando Mundaca
Fernando Mundaca is currently pursuing a master’s degree in the MPA/ID program at Harvard Kennedy School (expected graduation in May 2023).
Previously, he worked in the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, monitoring and forecasting inflation and economic activity. Fernando holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Universidad del Pacífico.
Enzo Dominguez Prost
Enzo Dominguez Prost is currently pursuing a master’s degree in the MPA/ID program at Harvard Kennedy School (expected graduation in May 2023).
Previously, he worked in Argentina for five years in the Ministry of Production on topics related to industrial policy and international trade. He has a BA (2012-2015) and a MA (2016) in Economics from Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina.
Randy Kotti
Randy Kotti is a second-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School.
He joined the Growth Lab as a Visiting Scholar in partnership with the Escuela de la Producción y la Competitividad (ePC) de la Universidad Católica Boliviana to work on a growth diagnostic exploring the main constraints and potential avenues for development in Bolivia. His focus is on macroeconomic stability and the political economy of industrial development. After his studies, he will be joining the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance as an economic advisor.
Keshav Choudhary
Keshav is a second-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School.
He joined HKS after 7 years as a civil servant in India’s Ministry of Finance where he worked in tax policy and tax administration. At the Growth Lab, Keshav is working with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance to identify strategies for boosting tax revenues and create a framework for reforming state owned enterprises – components of Ethiopia’s Homegrown Economic Reform initiative.
Aziz Ben Baz
Aziz is an MPAID/MBA dual degree candidate in the Harvard Kennedy School and MIT Sloan School of Management.
Before pursuing graduate studies, Aziz was an associate advisor at the Ministry of Economy & Planning in Saudi Arabia, working on industrial, fiscal and domestic energy policies. Prior to the public sector, he worked in the national oil company, Aramco, in supply chain, energy economics and sales. Aziz holds a B.Sc. in Industrial & Systems Engineering.
Lucy Luo
Lucy is a second-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School.
At the Growth Lab, she is working with the National Bank of Ethiopia on monetary policy research and central bank communications. Prior to HKS, Lucy spent a few years doing macro and credit research at Bank of America, and worked at the African Leadership Academy in South Africa. She has a BA in Mathematics and Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College. She is a native of Hunan, China.
Keita Takemura
Keita Takemura is second-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School.
As an intern at the Growth Lab, he is working with the National Bank of Ethiopia on the possible effect of the future capital control loosening. Before enrollment to HKS, he was working as an economist at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) for four years. Keita served as a core member of the team conducting conjunctural analysis on the Japanese economy and contributed to the BOJ’s economic assessments and forecasts. He has a BA in Economics at the University of Tokyo.
Julie Ma
Julie is a student at Wellesley College working towards a degree in economics. At the Growth Lab, Julie is analyzing female unemployment as part of the Saudi Arabia project. Julie has written market reviews and analyses for Julex Capital and she has researched the effect of the 2008 Medicare expansion on mental health for elderly people as part of her studies at Wellesley College.
Rohit Subramanian
Rohit Subramanian is a second-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School.
Prior to coming to HKS, Rohit spent 5 years as an investor in Africa and South Asia for CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution. Rohit is spending his summer working with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance on fiscal reforms targeted at state-owned enterprises (SoEs).