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Xi Cheng
Masters Student, Masters in Computational Social Sciences Program, The University of Chicago
Mentors: Daniel Grzenda & David Uminsky
Project Title: Social Impact Track – Development Bank Investment Tracker
Project Description: Xi is a Research Assistant working on the Development Bank Investment Tracker (DeBIT) project to leverage data science for advancing development bank project financing and complaints tracking. Partnered with Accountability Counsel and Inclusive Development International’s Follow the Money initiative, the DeBIT project hopes to hold government, financial institutions, and corporate actors in investment projects around the world accountable for human rights violations and environmental damage.
