Our Team

Adam is Mathematica’s Chief Administrative Officer where he is responsible for leading and managing the company’s administrative functions, including communications, human resources, IT, legal, and strategic business development. As acting director of the company’s international unit, Adam also leads Mathematica’s international work, including its coordination with EDI Global. Adam works closely with the chief executive officer and board of directors to develop corporate strategy and ensure that the company’s administrative functions are coordinated, lean, and nimble enough to address a dynamic, global market for research, data, and evidence. Before joining Mathematica in 2010, Adam was director of public affairs at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, responsible for highlighting the foundation’s goals, programmes and research to the media and other audiences. 

Agape holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He joined EDI Global in 2019 as a qualitative Interviewer and was later employed as an Assistant Data Processor in 2020. In this position, Agape has acquired vast experience in socio-economic research through supporting the implementation of various projects. His responsibilities include processing and cleaning data, and applying data checks to identify inconsistencies. Through EDI Global, he has participated in projects for a range of clients including Result for Development (R4D) and UNICEF. Agape has developed his passion for data management on large scale projects using various statistical software and has become very competent using Stata and SPSS.

Artee began her career at EDI Global UK in 2010 following an internship program. She currently works as a Survey Analyst and Communications Support. She is an expert in programming and testing CAPI survey tools, conducting CAPI training and providing high level technical support to our research team and clients. She also contributes to EDI Global’s communications and marketing plans. Artee holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology and an MBA with Distinction, both from Buckinghamshire New University, UK. She acquired work experience in Mauritius, UK, Belgium and Bangladesh. Born and raised in Mauritius, Artee is fluent in English, French, Hindi, and Creole.

Bence joined EDI Global’s UK research team in March 2022. At EDI Global, Bence is overseeing the remote data collection project measuring gender-based violence project in Tanzania, partnering with the World Bank and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. He holds a Master’s in Education and International Development from the University of Cambridge. Bence has previously worked as a Senior Associate at IDinsight in India, where he led several quantitative and qualitative studies in the areas of financial inclusion, livelihoods and behavioural nudges.

Chobaliko holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Accounting and Finance from Mzumbe University, Tanzania. in 2016 Chobaliko was accredited by the Tanzania National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) as a Certified Public Accountant. Chobaliko originally joined EDI Global through an internship program in 2012, in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree he was pursuing at Mzumbe University. Due to the excellent work ethic he demonstrated during his internship, Chobaliko joined EDI Global permanently as Finance Manager Assistant after he finished his studies in 2013. Chobaliko excels within EDI Global’s finance department and is a highly-valued member of the team. He manages daily finance operations, company expenditure planning and monitoring, taxation processing and reporting, account payable management, invoicing and accounting receivable management, staff financial training and back-stopping and company insurance processing.

Edgar started working with EDI Global in 2019 on various field projects, for clients including Gatsby Africa and Twaweza, as an Interviewer where he was involved in conducting household listing, interviews, and respondent informed consent collection. In 2022 he joined the Finance Team as a Junior Accounts Assistant where he is responsible for conducting payments and processing, posting, and maintaining financial records. Edgar holds a bachelor’s degree in Banking and finance from the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) since 2015 where he acquired skills in accounting, banking and financial procedures, organizational management, business management, and managerial finance.

Geneveva holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Culture and Heritage from the University of Dar es Salaam, where she focused on Cultural Anthropology. She originally joined EDI Global as an interviewer in 2010 under a Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) project, then working with PACT Tanzania under the Jali Watoto project. Geneveva has since gone on to become a Data Processing Officer. She has worked on several projects for clients such as ICAP at Columbia University, Twaweza, and Results for Development (R4D). Geneveva has experience in both Uganda and Tanzania working across a range of activities including data collection, data management, field logistics and management, questionnaires design, making do files, and translation of survey tools.

Johanna is a highly experienced researcher in Economics. Being of African heritage (Cameroon and Mozambique) and having broad fieldwork experience, she is dedicated to providing evidence-based research on development issues. For the past 10 years, she has specialized in environment and natural resources management in developing and emerging countries. Johanna has extensive experience in conducting academic and policy-oriented research with publications in top peer-reviewed economic journals. Prior to joining EDI Global, she was Associate Professor of Economics at CERDI-University of Auvergne. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Angers, a post graduate Diploma (DEA) in Environmental Economics from the Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University and a master’s degree Diploma in International Economics from Paris Dauphine University.

Kenneth holds Master’s Degree in Sociology from St. Augustine University of Tanzania, he joined EDI Global in 2014 and has since worked in number of roles from Interviewer, Research Supervisor and currently as Assistant Project Coordinator. Kenneth has extensive experience in coordinating and supervising large scale surveys. His previous project experience has enabled him to develop skills in training, facilitation, supervision, social project planning and financial management. Kenneth has coordinated projects on behalf of clients such as International Fund for Agricultural Development, NORC at the University of Chicago, the World Bank, Mathematica Policy Research, Twaweza and the Tanzania Government (PO-RALG).

Marie joined EDI Global’s Research Team in April 2016 after completing her Masters in international development economics at University of Auvergne and Centre for Studies and Research on International Development (CERDI). At EDI Global, she has led a number of large-scale impact assessments which has included evaluations for Georgetown University, World Bank, Promundo, ICAP at Columbia University and United Nations Children’s Fund. She has a particular interest in research projects involving topics related to gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, and intimate partner violence. Previously, Marie has worked as a project officer at the CEEA, a French state agency promoting local development and business support. She conducted a survey of companies to investigate networks within the local industrial sector. Marie is fluent in English and French.

Matt Wiseman is a member of our Board of Directors and plays a leading role in defining and implementing our company strategy. He also oversees our corporate compliance, financial management, and contracting activities, as well as supporting business development. Matt gained a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Bath and began his career supporting education activities in Tanzania in 2001. He has over two decades of international development experience, including a track record in planning and managing dozens of large research and data collection projects. He also has extensive consultancy experience in areas of grants management, HR management and project evaluation.

Nancy Murray has more than 20 years of experience in international development program evaluation, education, adolescent and maternal and child health, and nutrition and the family. Murray, who joined Mathematica in 2007, was previously the deputy director for the Center for Health Solutions at Futures Group International. She has published in Studies in Family Planning, Social Biology, International Family Planning Perspectives, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, and Maternal and Child Nutrition. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the Johns Hopkins University and an M.P.H. and M.A. in Latin American studies, both from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Mitti has over 18 years’ of experience in academic and professional research and has played a leading role in the development of EDI Global’s Research Department since the company’s formation. He has extensive experience of the planning, implementation and management of large scale survey assignments across Tanzania and East Africa for clients that have included the Millennium Challenge Corporation, World Bank, United Nations Children’s Fund, the University of Oxford, SNV, TWAWEZA, Tanzania Social Action Fund, and the Government of Tanzania (PO-RALG). In his roles, he technical and operations oversight to all of EDI Global’s East African activities, whilst implementing the East Africa company strategy.

Samson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Accounting from St. Augustine University of Tanzania. In 2013 he became a Certified Public Accountant governed by the Tanzania National Board of Accountants and Auditors. He has over 7 years of experience in financial management, accounting and auditing in both national and international organisations. Over these years, he has accumulated a wealth of experience in managing and administering various complex financial issues. Samson joined EDI Global as Assistant Finance Manager at the end of April 2019. Since then he has been instrumental in assisting the Finance Manager in day to day financial operations.

Saraphina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Project Planning Management and Community Development. She first joined EDI Global in 2013 as a Research Officer and was later promoted to an Assistant Data Processing Officer and then a Data Processing Officer. Saraphina has worked with a wide range of clients including the World Bank, Twaweza, Overseas Development Institute, United Nations Children’s Fund, Gatsby Africa, and Georgetown University through which she has gained significant experience in research clearances and data processing with a variety of software. Her role includes electronic questionnaire configurations and testing, designing survey tools, translations, data quality control, as well as setting-up data flow and communication systems.

Tamara Barnes serves as Mathematica’s general counsel and corporate secretary. Before joining Mathematica, Barnes served as associate general counsel, mergers and acquisitions, for American Standard Companies, Inc., and as corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions attorney at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P., and Baker & McKenzie in New York and London. She has spent a significant portion of her career working overseas on mergers, acquisitions, and finance matters. Barnes was awarded a postgraduate fellowship sponsored by the World Bank’s Corporate and Banking Law Reform Initiative in Moscow. She received her juris doctorate in 1993 from the Sturm School of Law at the University of Denver, with honors. She was also an editor of the University of Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. She holds a bachelor of arts in history, with honors, from the University of Colorado.

Upendo holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration majoring in Accounts from St. Augustine University of Tanzania where she acquired skills in organisational management, business management, tax accounting, and managerial finance. She started working with EDI Global in 2014 as an Interviewer where she was involved in conducting household interviews. In February 2015 she joined the Finance team and since then has been involved in conducting payments processing and posting, field finances audit, maintaining financial records, field staff training on field financial management, and reporting and imprest accounts management.