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Amara holds a Master's in Global Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Bachelor's in Public Health from the University of Cape Town. She spent five years at a global health policy institute in Geneva before freelancing for international development organizations. At Worldmetrics, she covers global health metrics, pandemic preparedness, and health systems data.

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Arjun holds a Master's in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from BITS Pilani. He spent six years as a digital infrastructure research analyst at an independent technology advisory firm in Bangalore. He later worked as a freelance technology infrastructure analyst advising institutional investors and telecommunications firms on digital infrastructure investment. At Worldmetrics, he covers global internet infrastructure, cloud computing capacity, and data center market data.

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Benjamin holds a Master's in Energy Policy from University of Cambridge and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He spent five years as an energy access researcher at an independent development policy institute in Accra. He later worked as a freelance energy data analyst. At Worldmetrics, he covers renewable energy adoption in emerging markets, off-grid electrification data, and energy access statistics.

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Camille holds a Master's in Agricultural Economics from AgroParisTech and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from ESSEC Business School. She spent four years as a food and beverage market researcher at an independent luxury goods advisory firm in Paris. She later worked as a freelance luxury food market analyst. At Worldmetrics, she covers wine and spirits economics, luxury food markets, and agricultural export data.

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Caroline Whitfield

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Caroline holds a Master's in Applied Economics from LSE and a Bachelor's in Mathematics from St Andrews. She spent five years at a European energy policy institute developing econometric models before advising institutional investors as an independent analyst. At Worldmetrics, she specializes in energy markets, commodities, and infrastructure investment research.

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