Ahmed Dawoud

Earned several certifications and expanded knowledge through extensive reading in impact evaluation, causal inference, web scraping, data analysis, and machine learning from renowned institutions such as MIT, Google, Udacity, and DeepLearning.ai

Bachelor's degree in economics and statistics from the faculty of economics and political science, Cairo university - Grade: very good with honors

I established and led a team of five junior and mid-level researchers, successfully securing $100,000 in funding from the National Bank of Egypt. Our projects, in collaboration with the American University in Cairo and the Ministry of Higher Education, are dedicated to creating data analytics tools that bridge the gap between economic research and data analysis

Trained and evaluated causal and predictive models using Python and R. Built interactive dashboards using Tableau. Implemented large-scale web scraping systems using Beautiful Soup and Selenium. These systems  save over 1,000 hours of data collection work every month. Led research projects with international  organizations such as the World Bank and the USAID.

Wrote over 200 daily economic reports, providing timely insights on the latest economic developments in Egypt. Authored 6 research papers and 1 policy brief, spanning diverse economic areas such as manufacturing, exportation, taxation, social justice, and the labor market. Wrote 3 comprehensive reports covering the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture, population growth, and the informal sector

Wrote more than 50 reports that analyzed the economic situation in Egypt and MENA region in a simplified way that a non-specialized reader can understand Wrote more than 50 reports that analyzed the economic situation in Egypt and MENA region in a simplified way that a non-specialized reader can understand