Tara is a Senior Policy & Program Development Manager with IPA Philippines, promoting evidence-informed policy and engaging with external stakeholders to grow new partnerships. Prior to joining IPA this year, Tara worked as a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL, where she developed the environment, energy, and climate change sector for J-PAL's Europe office. Before that, Tara lived in Rwanda where she worked as a Project Manager embedded in a Rwandan Government agency that spearheads public infrastructure development throughout the country and as a consultant for the German Development Bank (KfW). Her first work experience was in the Secretary General’s office of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Tara holds a master’s degree in international trade, finance, and development from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and speaks fluent German.