Mustafa Zahid is currently a Data Analyst at Emendata, a research and data analytics firm, where he works on projects surrounding healthcare and healthcare delivery. In May of 2019, he graduated with a master of science degree in international and development economics from the University of San Francisco. Prior to this, Mustafa pursued a bachelor’s degree in international studies to expand his knowledge of the roots of social issues, and how to address them. When he took a class in development economics, he fell in love with the field and decided to get a minor in economics. He chose economics for the fact that it approaches social issues with a scientific data-driven lens to disentangle complex relationships, and evaluate solutions to social dilemmas. Between 2018 and early 2020, he worked on a project to investigate the impact of Cleft Lip and Palate, and CLP surgeries on the life outcomes of adolescent patients in India. In the last two years of the research study, he led the project on and off the field. Recently, he participated in the co-authoring of a working paper presenting the results from the impact evaluation study. Mustafa’s research experience includes refugee assimilation in host countries, child and adolescent health, and impact evaluation of development programs. Mustafa is interested in the fields of development economics, health economics, and environmental and climate economics, including the intersection of the three.