Tamara Billima-Mulenga is the Country Manager for IPA Zambia and Malawi. She provides general management and oversight of projects and staff, ensuring that the projects are implemented within IPA’s high-quality standards. She is an economist with over 10 years of work experience in research and policy analysis. She has experience promoting the use of rigorously generated evidence, policy-driven research, and leveraging large administrative data systems to inform decision-making processes in the development sector. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Economic Policy Management and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Zambia.