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Siddharth Dixit
Key Qualifications
- Policy analyst and researcher with over seven years of experience in the private and not-for-profit sectors
- Five years of experience in program management, planning and strategy, including conception and launch of new programs and an NGO
- Product designer experienced in redesign and launch of new technologies using quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Experience in managing critical client relationships, and communications with multiple stakeholders including mentoring and training of new employees, and capacity building of colleagues.
Education
Duke University
Master of International Development Policy (Applied Economics)
Durham, USA
2015 - 2017
- Received graduate certificate in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from UNC, Chapel Hill, USA
- Masters project on irrigation issue and its impact on small farmers, and food security in Uttar Pradesh
Sciences Po
Coursework in Master of Public Affairs Program
Paris, France
2014 - 2015
- Received French Government Scholarship (Charpak Scholarship) to attend the program
- Project on B2B dynamics and redesign of BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) policy in South Africa
Ashoka University
Certificate in Liberal Arts, Young India Fellowship (YIF)
New Delhi, India
2012 - 2013
- One of the 97 fellows selected from among thousands of applicants from across India to study on full scholarship ($10,000)
- Worked on a project to conduct primary and secondary research to understand the role played by elected village representatives in Raebareli (India) in rural development
Manipal University
Bachelors of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Manipal, India
2005 - 2009
Professional Experience
Associate in Research
Duke University
Durham, USA
2017 - Present
- Lead BMGF sponsored health transition project in Nigeria and Ghana
- Write Shiny apps, and lead machine learning projects
- Published four cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) study of
SL@Bfunded health innovations - Conducted project appraisal of public infrastructures under deep climate change uncertainty in St. Lucia for World Bank
- Conducted policy research on trade and investment relationship between India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Intern, Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) (Development Economics (DECSI))
The World Bank
Washington D.C., USA
2016
- Conducted detailed research on laws agriculture machinery in many African and Asian countries
- Collected data for EBA topics on Seed, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Markets
- Participated in developing effective partnerships with leading agriculture organizations and experts in India
Consultant, Rural Innovation and Farmings
Ashoka Innovators for the Public
Bangalore, India
2013 - 2014
- Worked on creating a one-year immersion fellowship to attract young talent to agriculture sector
- Designing the curriculum framework and developing case studies about social enterprises
- Detailing the budget of $ 50 million USD
- Designing the program structure and curriculum
- Managing communication between multiple stakeholders including social-entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and potential funders
Senior Engineer, Design team
John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, India
2009 - 2012
- Coordinated and executed multi-million-dollar projects in the tractor chassis area
- Worked and coordinated with multi-cultural teams across three continents
- Involved in design of hydraulics and chassis of small tractors for Indian market
- Tasked on capacity building of new employees in design team
- Reduced chassis design errors by half by training and educating employees about best practices and engineering standards
Publications
Reports
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) – Pratt Pouch
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoj, O., Biru, B., Baumgartner, J. N., & Udayakumar, K. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) – Pratt Pouch. Durham: Evidence Lab, Duke Global Health Institute.
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2020
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Partners inHealth–All Babies Count
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoj, O., Biru, B., Baumgartner, J. N., & Udayakumar, K. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Partners inHealth–All Babies Count. Durham: Evidence Lab at Duke Global Health Institute.
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2020
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: BEMPU-TempWatch
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoj, O., Biru, B., Baumgartner, J. N., & Udayakumar, K. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: BEMPU-TempWatch. Durham: Evidence Lab, Duke Global Health Institute.
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2020
Cost Effectiveness Analysis: INMED Bilikit™
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoji, O., Biru, B., Udayakumar, K., & Baumgartner, J. (2020). Cost Effectiveness Analysis: INMED Bilikit™. Durham: Evaluating Saving Lives at Birth (E-SL@B) Program; Duke Global Health Institute Evidence Lab & Global Health Innovation Center at Duke University.
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2020
Costing Tool for Health Innovators
Dixit, S., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoji, O., Finnegan, A., Biru, B., Udayakumar,K.,& Baumgartner, J. (2020) Costing Tool for Health Innovators. Durham: Evaluating Saving Lives at Birth (E-SL@B) Program; Duke Global Health Institute Evidence Lab & Global Health Innovation Center at Duke University.
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2020
Nigeria’s policy response to COVID-19
Dixit S, Ogundeji YK, Onwujekwe O, Ezenwanfor C, Ohiri K, Ogbuoji O, Mao W, Bharali I, Yamey G. Nigeria’s policy response to COVID-19. The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. Policy Report: June 2020.
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2020
Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19
Zhang J, Nonvignon J, Dixit S, Mao W, Yamey G. Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19. The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. Policy Report: July 2020
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2020
Transitioning away from donor funding for health: a cross-cutting examination of donor approaches to transition
McDade KK, Schäferhoff M, Ogbuoji O, Bharali I, Dixit S, Mao W, Bandara S, Yamey G. Transitioning away from donor funding for health: a cross-cutting examination of donor approaches to transition. The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. Duke Global Working Paper Series: number 21, April 2020
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2020
Incentivizing wealthy nations to participate in the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX): a game theory perspective.
McAdams D, McDade KK, Ogbuoji O, Mathew J, Dixit S., Yamey G. BMJ Global Health 2020;5: e003627.
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2020
HEALTH AID in TRANSITION: A Review of the World Bank International Development Association (IDA)
Dixit, S., McDade, K. K., Yamey, G., & Schäeferhoff, M. (November 2019). HEALTH AID in TRANSITION: A Review of the World Bank International Development Association (IDA). Durham: The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health.
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2019
Working Papers
The Cost of Procuring and Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Model of Projected Resource Needs
Mustafa Diab, Mohamed and Zimmerman, Armand and Dixit, Siddharth and Mao, Wenhui and Bharali, Ipchita and Kristoffersen, Annalisa and Yamey, Gavin and Ogbuoji, Osondu, The Cost of Procuring and Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Model of Projected Resource Needs.
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2021
Are Economic Relations with India Helping Africa? Trade, Investment and Development in the Middle-Income South
Dixit, S., Gill, I. S., & Kumar, C. (2018). Are Economic Relations with India Helping Africa? Trade, Investment and Development in the Middle-Income South. Washington DC: The Brookings Institution.
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2018
Blogs
How well has Nigeria responded to COVID-19?
Dixit, S., Ogundeji, Y. K., & Onwujekwe, O. (2020, July 2). How well has Nigeria responded to COVID-19?
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2020
Is trade with India changing Africa’s health care landscape?
Dixit, S., Emery, N., & Kumar, C. (2019, March 1). Is trade with India changing Africa’s health care landscape?
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2019