Francisco Almendra

Hailing originally from Rio de Janeiro, I have also called China, South Africa and the US home. I am a creative connector, mixing photography, Eastern philosophy, and complex systems in my conversations about global climate change and social transformation.

Education

• Harvard Kennedy School
  • MPA/ID, International Development 2007 – 2009

Activities and Societies: Chair of 1000 Words Photography Caucus

• Core coursework in advanced micro- and macroeconomics, project management and public policy development, impact evaluation, and advanced quantitative/qualitative analysis.
• Additional focus on development strategy, conflict resolution, and energy and environmental policy.

• Second-Year Policy Analysis (SYPA) topic: Growth Diagnostics in Ethiopia, and recommendations to raise the productivity in the country’s agricultural sector. Advisor: Ricardo Hausmann.

• Ibmec

  • B.Sc., Economics 1996 – 1999

• Economics major and Finances minor, Honors

• Focused coursework on international macroeconomic theory, econometrics and finance.

• Dissertation topic: Analysis of the 1997 Balance of Payment crises in Southeast Asia.