Thelma Obiakor

Thelma Obiakor
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Cohort: Cohort 2 - 2024
  • Research theme: Equity & Inclusion

Thelma is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Studies of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) and a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics. She also works as an evaluator in the fields of Economics and Education, with a critical lens on inclusive development. Her work is situated in the nexus between research, evaluation, policy and practice. She supports international donor organisations and government agencies in gathering evidence and collecting data to inform decision-making and conducts rigorous results-based evaluations to measure the impact of their work. She also offers training in Results-Based Management (RBM), including Monitoring and Evaluation, and has developed and deployed several online and offline RBM systems for NGOs in Africa. She received a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree from the University of Cambridge, and abachelor’s degree in economics from the University of British Columbia.