Yara Antoniassi is a Research and Data Analyst in both Data Feminism and Geographies of Inequalities Programs at Data-Pop Alliance. She is now pursuing a Master of Public Administration in Data Science for Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Yara holds Bachelor of Science degree with First Honours from Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil. Additionally, she completed a one-year exchange program at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Prior to her current role, Yara gained valuable experience as a quantitative Research Assistant on a World Bank project, focusing on healthcare, political participation, and social norms in Brazil. Yara has also worked as a research consultant for the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). She also served as a Junior Researcher with a focus on gender and political participation. Her most recent co-authored project, which delves into the intersection of gender and corruption at the local level, is slated for publication by King’s College. In addition to her academic pursuits, she contributed as a Research and Data Science Intern at the political risk consulting firm Eurasia Group. Yara also volunteered at the Brazilian National Committee for Refugees and in several social programs focusing on public education for girls in Brazil.

Her primary interests lie in the application of econometrics for international development.