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Siddharth Dixit
Key Qualifications
- Policy analyst and researcher with over seven years of experience in the private and not-for-profit sectors
- Five years of experience in program management, planning and strategy, including conception and launch of new programs and an NGO
- Product designer experienced in redesign and launch of new technologies using quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Experience in managing critical client relationships, and communications with multiple stakeholders including mentoring and training of new employees, and capacity building of colleagues.
Education
20152017
Duke University
Master of International Development Policy (Applied Economics) Durham, USA- Received graduate certificate in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from UNC, Chapel Hill, USA
- Masters project on irrigation issue and its impact on small farmers, and food security in Uttar Pradesh
20142015
Sciences Po
Coursework in Master of Public Affairs Program Paris, France- Received French Government Scholarship (Charpak Scholarship) to attend the program
- Project on B2B dynamics and redesign of BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) policy in South Africa
20122013
Ashoka University
Certificate in Liberal Arts, Young India Fellowship (YIF) New Delhi, India- One of the 97 fellows selected from among thousands of applicants from across India to study on full scholarship ($10,000)
- Worked on a project to conduct primary and secondary research to understand the role played by elected village representatives in Raebareli (India) in rural development
20052009
Manipal University
Bachelors of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) Manipal, IndiaProfessional Experience
2017Present
Associate in Research
Duke University Durham, USA- Lead BMGF sponsored health transition project in Nigeria and Ghana
- Write Shiny apps, and lead machine learning projects
- Published four cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) study of
SL@Bfunded health innovations - Conducted project appraisal of public infrastructures under deep climate change uncertainty in St. Lucia for World Bank
- Conducted policy research on trade and investment relationship between India and Sub-Saharan Africa
2016
Intern, Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) (Development Economics (DECSI))
The World Bank Washington D.C., USA- Conducted detailed research on laws agriculture machinery in many African and Asian countries
- Collected data for EBA topics on Seed, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Markets
- Participated in developing effective partnerships with leading agriculture organizations and experts in India
20132014
Consultant, Rural Innovation and Farmings
Ashoka Innovators for the Public Bangalore, India- Worked on creating a one-year immersion fellowship to attract young talent to agriculture sector
- Designing the curriculum framework and developing case studies about social enterprises
- Detailing the budget of $ 50 million USD
- Designing the program structure and curriculum
- Managing communication between multiple stakeholders including social-entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and potential funders
20092012
Senior Engineer, Design team
John Deere India Pvt. Ltd. Pune, India- Coordinated and executed multi-million-dollar projects in the tractor chassis area
- Worked and coordinated with multi-cultural teams across three continents
- Involved in design of hydraulics and chassis of small tractors for Indian market
- Tasked on capacity building of new employees in design team
- Reduced chassis design errors by half by training and educating employees about best practices and engineering standards
Publications
Reports
2020
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) – Pratt Pouch
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoj, O., Biru, B., Baumgartner, J. N., & Udayakumar, K. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) – Pratt Pouch. Durham: Evidence Lab, Duke Global Health Institute.2020
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Partners inHealth–All Babies Count
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoj, O., Biru, B., Baumgartner, J. N., & Udayakumar, K. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Partners inHealth–All Babies Count. Durham: Evidence Lab at Duke Global Health Institute.2020
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: BEMPU-TempWatch
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoj, O., Biru, B., Baumgartner, J. N., & Udayakumar, K. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: BEMPU-TempWatch. Durham: Evidence Lab, Duke Global Health Institute.2020
Cost Effectiveness Analysis: INMED Bilikit™
Dixit, S., Shahid, M., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoji, O., Biru, B., Udayakumar, K., & Baumgartner, J. (2020). Cost Effectiveness Analysis: INMED Bilikit™. Durham: Evaluating Saving Lives at Birth (E-SL@B) Program; Duke Global Health Institute Evidence Lab & Global Health Innovation Center at Duke University.2020
Costing Tool for Health Innovators
Dixit, S., Fernholz, F., Ogbuoji, O., Finnegan, A., Biru, B., Udayakumar,K.,& Baumgartner, J. (2020) Costing Tool for Health Innovators. Durham: Evaluating Saving Lives at Birth (E-SL@B) Program; Duke Global Health Institute Evidence Lab & Global Health Innovation Center at Duke University.2020
Nigeria’s policy response to COVID-19
Dixit S, Ogundeji YK, Onwujekwe O, Ezenwanfor C, Ohiri K, Ogbuoji O, Mao W, Bharali I, Yamey G. Nigeria’s policy response to COVID-19. The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. Policy Report: June 2020.2020
Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19
Zhang J, Nonvignon J, Dixit S, Mao W, Yamey G. Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19. The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. Policy Report: July 20202020
Transitioning away from donor funding for health: a cross-cutting examination of donor approaches to transition
McDade KK, Schäferhoff M, Ogbuoji O, Bharali I, Dixit S, Mao W, Bandara S, Yamey G. Transitioning away from donor funding for health: a cross-cutting examination of donor approaches to transition. The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. Duke Global Working Paper Series: number 21, April 20202020
Incentivizing wealthy nations to participate in the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX): a game theory perspective.
McAdams D, McDade KK, Ogbuoji O, Mathew J, Dixit S., Yamey G. BMJ Global Health 2020;5: e003627.2019
HEALTH AID in TRANSITION: A Review of the World Bank International Development Association (IDA)
Dixit, S., McDade, K. K., Yamey, G., & Schäeferhoff, M. (November 2019). HEALTH AID in TRANSITION: A Review of the World Bank International Development Association (IDA). Durham: The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health.Working Papers
2021
The Cost of Procuring and Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Model of Projected Resource Needs
Mustafa Diab, Mohamed and Zimmerman, Armand and Dixit, Siddharth and Mao, Wenhui and Bharali, Ipchita and Kristoffersen, Annalisa and Yamey, Gavin and Ogbuoji, Osondu, The Cost of Procuring and Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Model of Projected Resource Needs.2018
Are Economic Relations with India Helping Africa? Trade, Investment and Development in the Middle-Income South
Dixit, S., Gill, I. S., & Kumar, C. (2018). Are Economic Relations with India Helping Africa? Trade, Investment and Development in the Middle-Income South. Washington DC: The Brookings Institution.Blogs
2020
How well has Nigeria responded to COVID-19?
Dixit, S., Ogundeji, Y. K., & Onwujekwe, O. (2020, July 2). How well has Nigeria responded to COVID-19?2019