Elijah is a faux economist turned international affairs MPA at SPIA. Before coming to Princeton, Elijah worked as a chief of staff and advisor to the Chief Economist of USAID, helping him launch a new Independent Office and build the Agency's Macroeconomic Policy Program. Prior to USAID, he co-founded two nonprofits. He still serves as the treasurer of one, Walimu, an Ugandan NGO with 170+ staff that reduces avoidable mortality across the country. He previously led Walimu for several years as founding Executive Director. The other, ImpactMatters, was a nonprofit rating agency that produced the largest public collection of nonprofit impact estimates in history – by an order of magnitude. ImpactMatters ratings, following an acquisition, became Charity Navigator’s Impact & Results Rating. This summer, Elijah worked as a Research Fellow at the East African Business Council in Arusha, Tanzania. Following SPIA, Elijah intends to pursue his long-term interests in East Africa and the promise of the East African Federation.