Liza von Grafenstein is an Economist at IDinsight, based in Delhi, India. In this role, Liza oversees the technical design and analysis of impact evaluations, representative sample surveys, and mixed-methods research. Her portfolio covers diverse sectors and partners, including projects for government and non-government funders and implementers across nutrition, maternal and child health, public health, education, women’s empowerment, social protection, and socio-emotional learning. She has led work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Prior to IDinsight, Liza used machine learning to predict real-time child malnutrition outcomes at the Indian district level as an Innovative Metrics and Measures for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) Career Development Fellow at Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany, the Center of Development Studies (ZEF), Germany, and the South Asia office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Delhi, India. Liza completed her PhD in Economics at the Georg-August-University Göttingen. In addition, she holds an MPA with a focus on International Development from Cornell University, US, and a BA in Political Science and South Asian Studies from Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany. She speaks English, Hindi, and German. Access Liza’s research publications here.