Jerry Mbaka is a Research Manager at IPA, supporting evidence generation efforts in Nigeria. He brings over 16 years of experience in research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning across public health programs. He holds a BSc from Ahmadu Bello University, an MHM from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, and both MSc and MHE degrees from the Nigerian Defence Academy. Over the past six years, he has led more than 20 studies, including baseline, midline, and endline surveys, randomized controlled trials, cohort and cross-sectional studies, impact assessments, and coverage surveys across nutrition, malaria, NTDs, and WASH.