Megan Zhan Yamoah
PhD Candidate @ MIT Econ | Innovation & Technology in Emerging Markets
- Role
- Co-founder and Product Development Lead at Gifftid
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Megan Zhan Yamoah
As an economist, engineer, and international development practitioner, I strive to build…
Experience
Co-founder and Product Development Lead
Mar 2023 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Gifftid is a digital platform and ecosystem orchestration for impact and sustainability. We empower and bring together SMEs, corporations, nonprofits, and public partners, bridging the divide between capital and impact by harnessing human, intellectual, and financial capital. Using a digitally-powered, community-focused platform, we enable social enterprises and businesses to find the talent and partnerships to scale, build organisational capacity, generate impact evidence, and attract investors.• Supporting the launch of an end-to-end digital platform, designing content for our MVP to advance product design• Managed the launch of our proof-of-concept for a clinical research company in South Africa• Supporting research efforts and writing white papers on impact, sustainability, and development economics
Education
University of Oxford
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Economics
2020 — 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics
2023 — 2029
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree, Physics and Electrical Engineering
2016 — 2020
Skills
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Research
- Applied Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Matlab
- Cell Biology
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