Mera Cronbaugh is a Policy Associate at J-PAL North America.

Before joining J-PAL, Ziyanda has worked as a Policy Researcher in the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as a Program and Campaign Manager for Digify Africa, and as a Senior Program Assistant at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) headquarters in New York City.

Alex Chen is a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he works on the Political Economy and Governance sector.