Kalila Jackson-Spieker has spent over a decade in the social impact space using research and analysis to help inform effective decision-making. This has included strategic business planning with social sector clients at the consulting firms Impact Catalysts and Root Cause; creating key insights for education decision-makers at Hanover Research; and contributing to public health peer learning collaboratives at ReThink Health. Most recently, she worked at the North American regional office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) as a Senior Policy Manager, facilitating the development of academic-practitioner research partnerships and synthesizing evidence-based takeaways for policymakers. Kalila has an MPA from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.