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Bright Quaye

Co-Founder

Rana Mohie

Co-Founder

Meriam Arifa

Communications Leader

Debbie Amewu

Public Relations Lead

George Akandinge

Digital Lead

Bright Quaye, originally from Akim Akroso (Ghana), is a Ph.D. Economics candidate at Washington University in St. Louis. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with Economics from the University of Cape Coast (Ghana). He subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Mathematics from Montana State University. Bright's research interests focus on areas such as Monetary and Fiscal Policy, and Growth and Development Economics.

Rana is an Economics PhD Candidate in Washington University in St Louis. Her research interests are in the areas of labor and applied economics. Prior to starting her PhD, Rana received a Master's degree in Economics Analysis from Barcelona School of Economics, Spain, and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering from The American University in Cairo, Egypt. She grew up in El-Menya in Southern Egypt.

Meriam is currently pursuing her PhD in Economics at Concordia University in Montreal. Her academic background includes a Master's degree in Economics from Concordia, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Queen Mary, University of London. Meriam research interests revolve around the fields of Econometrics and Applied Microeconomics, with a particular focus on Spatial Econometrics. In her work, she aims to explore both the theoretical and empirical aspects of this area. She is originally from Tunisia

Debbie is a Ph.D. Candidate in the University of South Carolina. Her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics were earned at the University of Ghana and the University of Warwick respectively. Debbie's research interests include Economics of Education, Gender, Crime, and Development Economics. She also has experience working in consulting specifically business recovery services, liquidation projects and forensic investigation. Debbie is a Ghanian from Volta region.

George is an Economics Ph.D. student at the University of Connecticut. Prior to starting his Ph.D., he received an MSc in Resource Economics and Policy from the University of Maine. He obtained his BA in Economics from University of Cape Coast, Ghana.